Endorphin

Endorphin of the mast
row the angel
she arcs through copper
boards and dwarfs
the fabian anchor

Aghast cumulonimbus!
visage of satan
a bolt of fire-glass
tore the main sale
every man for himself

the self-liberator
cranked in the belly-corpse
steam, rope, and gear
she shattered
and screamed

then the cannons fired
white combustion tore the air
stand up and say
let's pull together, nineteen-ninety-nine

shame beset the crow's nest
as it plummeted to the wave-crest
with a groan
the hull split
and into the sea they fell