Radiation Anagrams
Are they there to cure you or ordain
you high priestess of a new cult, as they adorn
you in cobalt robes and a makeshift tiara
of fluffy periwinkle polyester? Blue Tara,
mother of mothers of all Buddhas, radiant
and fierce protector of secret mantras: if one iota
of her grit could greet you now, at your nadir,
ass on the pyre, strapped down, as hands more adroit,
behind the one-way mirror, target toxic radii
toward your tattoos.… Read the rest