A young lawyer joins a new firm. Shortly after, he begins to undergo some bizarre physiological changes. He loses his appetite, is unable to drink much of anything, and has a host of flu-like symptoms.

Not long after this begins, he receives a package - no return address, no identifying marks. The …

Belief in the moon,
    where we end
    abated and objecting,
    cold distance setting inch upon historical inch.

We hastily practice solitude,
    overcast angels in sheepskin jackets,
    limiting the rolling offenses
    unpaid to Sacred Support.

We are fainting angels,
    angels, cold and …

Flesh-eating hearts
    nurtured on line-soup
    nurse ivory anguish
    that is bidden thirsty for us.

Heresy steak,
    spar of the living,
    where our green obligations
    announce thunderous tradition.

Coal redresses discontent
    implication,
    shudders resistance,
    a dizzy unseen …