holiness is swift:
in the space between wing beats
it slices you open,
spills your entrails
like a fortuneteller
at the bones;
and on every downbeat
we cry the refrain:
hallelujah
—for why else
would an angel
wear a watch
except for war?
WHAT NO NOW I WANT TO MAKE HIM A WHOLE STORY
holiness is swift: in the space between wing beats it slices you open, spills your entrails like a fortuneteller at the...