[you'd want to go to the reunion: see]

you'd want to go to the reunion: see
who got heavy. who got bald. see

who has KS lesions on the face and listen
to the same old tunes: there'll be a dj sure as anything

you'd want to show off your boyfriend who's spare
as a girlscout cookie. who drinks to excess

who is immortal who has not tasted
blood from a chalice. the vampyre's kiss

and whosoever drinks from the cup, they'll tell you
everlasting: they'll say

where did you go when you were lively?
zippers, faces, exile, jackhammer, rawhide, wreck room, the stud

you dress in black leather: color of a cormorant
shared wardrobe passed among siblings. a masqued ball

lazy last nights on earth: how long has it been since you laid inbed
all day during the workweek. spewing and rattling like a baby

wearing the loose shift of your skin: all hallows eve
you spook your parents and run through the husks of the fields

remember that once, sneaking out into streets
you sought beyond the boundaries of board games:

life & sorry. aggravation & trouble (the milton bradley version)
you allowed men to manipulate you. and were gifted

good boy collectible. good boy swappable
good boy in a kit with moveable parts: turn him over

see where he's been made. you laid
in their toy chests. keepsies

kids everywhere are called to supper: it's late
it's dark and you're all played out. you want to go home

no rule is left to this game. playmates scatter like breaking glass
they return to smear the _____. and you're it