he lives inside my mouth

and tells me what to say

when he turns the trains

on he makes it go away

the hands are cracked and dirty and

the nails are beetle wings

when he turns the trains on he

unties all of the strings

The worm: 'tell me something beautiful,

tell me something free,

tell me something beautiful

and I wish that I could be.'

(then I got my wings and I never even knew it,

when I was a worm, thought I couldn't get through it)

Jack: (not spoken) come, come

the toys all smell like children

and scab-knees will obey

I'll just have to kneel on broomsticks

just to make it go away

[the inauguration of the worm]

(then I got my wings and I never even knew it,

when I was a worm, thought I couldn't get through it)



a voice we have not yet heard: 'because today

is black/because there is no turning back.

because your lies have watered me/

I have become the strongest weed' weed...

through jack's eyes:

the taste of metal

disintegrator

three holes upon the leather belt

it's cut and swollen

and the age is swollen

boy: ' there's no one here to save ourself.'

the disintegrator: (to himself)

this is what you should fear

you are what you should fear


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