the chained man

the chained
man

to all fame

is
locked at city's center

mouthing off of the great conspiracy to replace
the sky.

barnacle!
he calls,

bilge and byline!

he of the undelivered

soul

repents for you,
for
me,
for the children of the lampposts
and

for the library gargoyles curbing
the
four

corners of the city.

it is a necessity!
he

cries,
rattling
rattling, rattling
rattling
rattling, rattling rattling
rattling rattling, rattling rattling rattling
rattling rattling, rattling rattling rattling
rattling rattling rattling
.