dark rivers of the mad alphabet spiked w/ opium
i read that
edgar allan poe
sealed pieces
of parchment
paper together
end to end
so he could
scribble
continuously
upon a long scroll
& tonight
i picture
beautifully mad
drunken poe
w/ pages
thin as skin
fastened
by blood red wax
sealed
by a skull
& crossbones
stamp
& the madman’s
quill moving
like a motherfucker
as black ABCs
flow into
a dark river
in the moonlight
***
Rob Plath is a writer from New York. He was once tutored by Allen Ginsberg for two years from 1995-1997. He has published 22 books and a ton of poems in the small presses over the last 26 years. He is most know for his monster collection A Bellyful of Anarcy (epic rites press). He lives with his cat and tries his best to stay out of trouble.
Take a look at ‘the saddest nod‘, also by Rob.
