little black dot
after a moment, i stopped trying to
make sense of it.
you sound the word
mel-a-no-ma
a pretty word really.
with another meaning, it might have made
a nice name.
i say it sounds like a dry desert city.
welcome to melanoma, arizona
welcome, daughter, to the destruction
please, join us in the decay.
be quiet and take your seat,
death requests an audience of you.
we here in melanoma obey the speed limit
we move slow and mean,
like the deliberately painful removal of a band-aid
when one quick yank would do.
welcome to melanoma, we've saved you a seat
the curtains are rising
go ahead, make yourself at home
