Roses sensibly thrown on the coffins.

angel wrapped around a devil
double helix, double helix
feel them swell in our cells
nano-prison, can we feel it
pressing buttons
under surface
fracture conscious
air breathers
only purpose
bottom feeders.

kissing at a glassy mirror
double helix, feel it bubble
frame takes tension breaks and bends it
shatter shimmer, can we hear it
filling eardrums
cutting powder
throbbing friction
pumping iron
piercing whistle
squealing tires,
muffle muffle.

listening through fogged up windshields
acid raining, double helix
sizzle down to virgin bones in
pools of gasoline rainbows
can we taste it
spilling over
filled with honey
bees and buzzing
stinging on down
esophagus
swollen mouth and
swollen tongue.

devil wrapped around itself
double helixes inside us
build the chains that keep us locked
into what we think is knowing
we can't see where this is going
building fences
planting gardens
four-square houses
smile, picture
break for breathing
smell the roses
that have grown there

do we count them,
all the thorns? no,
just the blooms, as
they are blooming.