under the knife

For many days
I lay here, still
upon the bed
flat and empty
as many a sand dune underneath the sun

None comes
None goes

I am old and still,
like the earth will be
in a million years,
with no moon
and a bloodly sun
and only moss to grow

None comes
None goes

All people are silent,
locked and froze
into their retrospective roles
like cardboard puppets
in their grooves they run,

None comes
None goes

A frozen lake
or Greyhound
or a razor blooming oh-so-red,
There's many ways,
many choices
of how to leave this town

None goes
None goes
None goes