basin where
the Gaspee trails
wave on wave on keylocked days
could you feel?
or tear the seal?
the cold reveal
the colorfield
could you feel?
tear the ceiling
tear the ceiling
the colorfield
the colorfield
all gold and steel,
canvas, linen
ghosts upon the ocean water
could you feel?
a knock on the wall is as loud as a call
and the stern can’t return till it’s stringing up the sails again
upend
when Bristol twists off like a broken bone
to trade another battle in the belly of the mo(u)rning king
could you feel it?
gold and steel and canvas, linen
ghosts upon the ocean water