William Allegrezza – 2 Poems

William Allegrezza

2 Poems

undercurrent rhythm as fear             the water  is the         opening of dream stop  IN  FaLLing    th    e      dr ops re    main  in  statis  with motion    in uncomprehending silence that develops the    picture of h    ang  ing  we  ights    abov  e a  mar  ble fl oor carved    with traces and  we are  afraid    of the sea           as it    releases    the currents FoRWarn ed      is then  like the reinactment of the end * bearings        in the sun with outer    seams        groping towards signals  from  island  posts                 [fragment #6063770808 . . . . . ] the animals  escape  to  panic while the discovery    inches  towards  silence in myriad  nations  condemned    to economic starvation in from solitude    to relinquish the  verticals of history to stray from the  biosphere  of habit    or  ached  egotism  of  wealth                     the echoes come through cold brick rooms                     as search lights at last receive hanging feet the asthmatic  sounds  from afar  are in no particular rhythm [ . . . ] bearings        in the sun losing the southerly direction    of  metallic life where now  the madhouse  traces    the majesty of    period and the bill arrives  folded  in  colored lines