raven roadkill unzipped and tripped till the third eye is bleeding
you got the stares on you
feathers tangled and blood slick black
still got that crow cackle in the bloodshot eye 

ain't got no use for broken wings
or tears for lost skies
got nothin' but the hungry i
skipping broken toes down the highway

change jangles in the pocket like jail keys
Houdini's hamster has nothing on me
can't even see the asphalt in front of me
dancing with the traffic by feel

crowing for the world to hear
and laugh in terror
at my indomitable delicacy
and snaphollow bones

o how the spark
...makes us twirl and dervish
......our shattered skulls
.........epileptic marionettes
............singing shadowplay operatic
...............as the audience winds up
............hands tight on the Louisville slugger
.........ready for their pretty
......howling
...pinata
beat that hungry i

candy out

let the brains spill down
red cotton candypanes
make the children

smile

with big teeth