CHRIS GORDON year of the fire horse
September 30, 2011 § Leave a comment
Divine Craft
The Chinese Astronauts
Were all born in
The same fortuitous year
Their wives dress
Like stewardesses
The Chinese Astronauts
The President behind glass
To keep his germs from
The Chinese Astronauts
Made in foreign countries
Their suits are different
The Chinese Astronauts
When they hear
Helicopters it’ll be time
The Chinese Astronauts
Their hands fumble at
Pockets that aren’t there
The Chinese Astronauts
The moon is neither
Full or empty to
The Chinese Astronauts
The Chinese Astronauts
Remain outside for
About 13 minutes
If the clouds recede
We’ll be able to see
The Chinese Astronauts
The payload is still
A mystery to
The Chinese Astronauts
The Chinese Astronauts
Aren’t able to touch
Their own faces
Carried from the capsule
The Chinese Astronauts
Sit in blue fold-out chairs
Back at their day jobs
The Chinese Astronauts
Remember weightlessness
CHRIS GORDON invisible circus
November 21, 2010 § 1 Comment
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Underneath the pillow
Making your neck ache
The Invisible Circus
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The Invisible Circus
Goes from town to town
Never really moves
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We hear the parade
That tells us it’s coming
The Invisible Circus
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Close your eyes it’s
Auditions today at
The Invisible Circus
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Your blind grandmother
Almost sold you to
The Invisible Circus
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The girls are all
Clean and well-oiled at
The Invisible Circus
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Everyone speaks
Italian in whispers at
The Invisible Circus
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Your father got lost
One day in the crowd at
The Invisible Circus
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The cards are all
Blank at the tables at
The Invisible Circus
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Cut your thumbs on
The Bearded Lady at
The Invisible Circus
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The Invisible Circus
Hidden in the design
Of Buffalo Nickels
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Your limp goes
Away on the grounds of
The Invisible Circus
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Their tents are made
Of the skin of burnt milk
The Invisible Circus
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Nine out of ten housewives
Have never heard of
The Invisible Circus
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The Invisible Circus
Forbids the clowns
To remove their make-up
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Your watch stopped when
You bought your ticket to
The Invisible Circus
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The knife at your throat
A hand down your pants
The Invisible Circus
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Take another ride
You never see it twice
The Invisible Circus
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She wears a mask
With feathers she found at
The Invisible Circus
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My hair fell out
Yours turned gray after
The Invisible Circus
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MASKS No. One
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