Stirruped! cold air creeping there
along field ruts (here, squeeze this)
never forget, ever forget it is there

once buried deep underground but
(you should only feel a pinch) now
buried deep in me, bloody flinch,

lick a copper coin and stick it be-
(stay still – I’m just cutting the strings)
-tween my lips, pennytasting kiss –

coin pushing into my skull, dull
ache (you will bleed afterward) tear
a penny, buried in empty space,

where is it hidden? a secret
place