1
(before stars)
larval weevils existed
underneath,
in roots.
Night will come.
Then only female
beetles will climb up
out of the soil
to devour the world.
2
(last offices)
Cornu Aspersum,
storm washed,
are found
full of water and root maggots.
The end comes,
spiraling in, emptied out,
muddy,
not beautiful,
but true.
You remember washing your dead,
do the same for these snails.
3
chickweed
seed,
seeks soil,
nitrogen rich,
alluvial or piss,
doesn't care which.
