Detective circling the drain,
Of his obsession of obsession,
Detective circling the brain,
Prodding out the life forms.
Detective circling the drain,
Clutching the whirling cross,
Detective circling the grain,
At the heart of the matter.
Detective circling the mane.
Detective circling the drain.
Luccas Ceppe’s work has appeared in Hobart Pulp and Expat Press.