Afternoon thunderstorm

Devouring the reddened sky-
Loose tangle (knotted throats)
Of feathered wind - tongue
Stuck to the screendoor.

The gnawing apart of driftwood-
Of bone (of erection)
Of salted mica shards - battered -
Lips coated in morning.

The (tumbling of) fall - listless
Saguaros, restless, pale in
The autumn light - smoldering.