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The Chances of Eight - Star Crash

In another time
of heavenly sights of the untouched earth
a star-cruiser crashes
into the split bow of a Nordic fuel tanker
bleeding bolts of steel
like a melting Catholic prayer candle,
the sparkling sounds of metal on metal
explosions and fire
fissures electric currents
and lights out in Manhattan,
along the Milky Way
the dark blue miracle
spins its thoughts
bouncing around
inside a cage
that flame the candle
of words never spoken,
darting days of blue eyes
slashing girders of high-rises
turning screws
bent beams like rubber bands
set in paint on the wall
a day at the races
with a man called Hank Chinaski
and the chances of eight

Description
The Chances of Eight - Star Crash

In another time
of heavenly sights of the untouched earth
a star-cruiser crashes
into the split bow of a Nordic fuel tanker
bleeding bolts of steel
like a melting Catholic prayer candle,
the sparkling sounds of metal on metal
explosions and fire
fissures electric currents
and lights out in Manhattan,
along the Milky Way
the dark blue miracle
spins its thoughts
bouncing around
inside a cage
that flame the candle
of words never spoken,
darting days of blue eyes
slashing girders of high-rises
turning screws
bent beams like rubber bands
set in paint on the wall
a day at the races
with a man called Hank Chinaski
and the chances of eight