Witness

But whether or not he
places him in custody, he shall

first cause his house to be
searched unexpectedly, and all

chests to be opened and all
boxes in the corners, and all

implements found to be taken
away. Ah, we’ve found the

bad feather he’ll simper,
against the rounded edge

of the Dutch hutch. And
there will be no error.

The black queen, held phantasmically
in his palm like a crowned

flute, tapers to the miniscule
cross at its peak. How

horrible it is to think that
human perversity is not afraid

to countenance such crime.
Only mortal enemies

are barred from giving evidence, all
others are friends in their

damning & demanding. He will not go
unchanged.