Krishna Scramble

Krishna Scramble

Unstable egg, axis-sitter:
Wobbling on the backs of turtles for
Tomorrow’s sake—rice wine—for
Redemptive platitudes, empty
And hollowed out.

Empty egg, yolkless:
Scrambled loose inside, soulless for
Eternal infertility—priapic—for
Greyed and unfeathered,
Viscous glaire.

Shattered egg, Humptied:
All the King’s men dispatched, for
Dancers’ moves—reflected—for
Ballerinas’ stretching poles, (toes and)
Tutus, barren.

Balanced egg, solsticed:
Sunny sides up and lunar too, for
Myth of parity—equinox—for
Empty nests and starry-
Eyed tortoises.