TRANSFIGURATION / KOI
TRANSFIGURATION
i miss my
old fourteenth floor
apartment
no one could see
that high up
it was perfect
standing naked
in the window
on sunny days
this is how
vampires
kill themselves
i would think and
still be alive
KOI
Two koi fish
nose the walls
of a small pond
in my neighbor's
front yard.
They circle
like hands
of a clock face
in a fancy hotel,
more for show
than anything.
The fish must
hate each other
at this point.
I hate my neighbor
who feeds and
watches their growth
as I'd want to die
if I was as caged.
Every koi pond
should come installed
with a suicide switch
in case the fish
can't stand the boredom.
My neighbor
is such a weirdo,
man.
I told him
about the suicide
switch idea
and all he said was:
"Those are my
reincarnated children."
Photos by Cletus Crow.
CLETUS CROW: