Here—ahead—
a first cross-
dressing humanimal
an index finger over the lips of God,
pursed
sleight-of-smile
a bow suspended
above the bridge
overture to an overture
bent slight.
Here looms
raised brow
heir to heir-
loom and ‘fro the sweat-
tomb of the unknown slave
where for every Khafre work
there will have been a Khulu work-
shop chopped
off
ankh sans an
Tunisia, Tunisia, wherefore art, Tunisia?
Dizzy chicken
careens skyward
squawk ex-x
where for every exuberant here! hear
ye/you—
string instrument of the middle finger
excluded
Morocco-pressed into service elevates Egypt—
revolver with a rifle scope
abases Syria—
revolving v. reinforced fire-
doors/power—
Unmoved.
So moved:
Hor-Em-Ahket
is to be, the
motion, having passed,
inflates to
as it wards
off-peak ad
hoc olfactum