wooden mimicry in artificial light

wooden mimicry in artificial light

By Sarah Butkovi

senses in a swirling surrealist blunder

a monstrosity to look at a masterpiece to feel

shapeless mouths wax and wane 

in indigo panels of stained glass

set into eyes by scalpels of solicitous

grape-colored explosions permeate every drop

of chameleon walls that absorb cosmic colors

cast from the chesiric sliver of the moon

mirrored in eyes like scythed crystal balls

connected to a face somewhere else in the room

and murmuring lips that move without mind

and a mind that cannot keep track of its

senses in a swirling surrealist blunder