fighting venomous bile

as dawn uncoils

the bodies breathing still

the black tooth poisons sleep with a flicker

Technicolor feed in the colloid static

N O T I C E

The indications and dosages of all drugs have been recommended in

the medical literatureconform to the practices of

community.

specific approvaluse in

diseases and dosages

it is advisable to keep abreast of revised

recommendationsnew drugs.

discontinuation

complex-partial

duration

of 400 mg/day

the same mysterious sentences appear

A reliable history must always supplement the mental

target symptoms

twenty-four years and some odd

daze

i lie awake

i nake with unicorns

on white horse everything

the shape bears crude teeth

gulps mad apples out of nowhere

arguable

abrupt attempts whatever

a way to deal with boredom

i am soi am so slowly

into the greygreen sea that swallows

the latency of response

status examination

bizarre behaviors usually

is greater than 5 days

occurring more

work

5. Baseline of premorbid functioning

and float6. Time. . .illness

7. History of prior response

8. Family History

bury yourself

be aware of side effects

emulsion

dry mouth and blurred vision

an open wound

someone on the other end

obsessing

i am a pine cone

i don’t want October to end

the message

avoid additive toxicity

secret personal appeal

syndicating layer

from the Americana muse

document observations

distinguish these colors

screaming

X-es

i don’t know what it is

it has pages but is not a brochure

perplexity at the height of syndrome

history or affective disorders

a population that abuses laxatives and diuretics

difficulty with concentratiotime of day

impulsityobsessions andcompulsions yes

target responsive

the demonish attraction

coax the moon out from her

pyromania

the largest category

peculiar to himself

absorbed on the downpour

singingalways

the deep-toothed leaves

the variable thickets

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Bob Marcacci, a San Francisco State University graduate and native Californian, began writing and publishing poetry nearly two decades ago. He currently teaches English in Beijing.

The above excerpt has been edited by Sidebrow. The e-book "Excess Conceptions Meditations Rapist" has previously been excerpted in Jalapeño Diamond in a different form.