like a crystal owl (after patricia lockwood)

dissolving stars warm aural womb axis jewel of
pitch blown-glass hooted crystal owl containers
gay umbilicus made in her own throat flopped of
gauze stretch the hot ghost place let it flow
motionless upper uphill teach it tricks on the
floor dissolving stars uncurled teach impossible
words rich into a dry riverbed unchanging axis
flexible revolving nameless see what that voice
see what aerial language listening at the height
it could become lie down tenuous lie down pitch
in a normal way on the nameless floor pitch let
it flow heaven let it flow pitch uphill at the
height into various blown-glass woman discovered
totally alone see what toss it see what play
with it tricks see what audience could become
motionless against a background paused valuable
unable to resist against background of hot ghost
dissolving listening language clutching herself