Some Alarming Part of This

See the fairy spirit boy
who’s always almost waking up
inside the layered plush protective flow

that keeps him safe from any starker
rush or throe of consciousness.
Beyond his liminality,

a darker interest waits;
no sign, so far, however,
that his grogginess abates

or that he wants it to.
Some alarming part
of this is you.

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