love letter

 

with the intention of foolish love

reckless fawning

with the intention of splashed bathwater

to measure the breadth of anvils

derivative as words

and gifts for a gold-bound buddha

 

who soiled a houseplant

trying to find the germ that whispers

an intention of humility

where affection splits a piñata of pearls

the unattended swine

chases its quilly fur for want of more mud

with exoteric intentions

the erotic exits empty headed

the crystal tingle of a body

emergent as a chrysalis

with the intention of ivy

crawling all over the blunt statues

where knock kneed pigeons

intend their bread crumbs

and love writes itself

the only way it knows how