PaW #20: Barangay 833-872

You stand alone, cylindrical annelid
Many strangers acting as one
This unrequited plague, cardiac stealth
Flails on the banks of this river

Cellular state of mind

Manila warfare, hitlist on the calendar
They move their hands over the glass
Zeros piling up alongside ones
In more ways than ten

The eagles hibernate
Snapping tandem lashes
Locked in without a key

This is important, so read it carefully

When it beats, I know it’s for me
And everyone will know this letter
eightfoureightfouroneninethreetwo
Cancelled the last-minute party
And leave your thoughts at the door

Pretend you lost a life
eightseveninetwo
A fitting reward for trouble