The Elephants

Dear Applicant,
As you have not provided sufficient evidence, your application as requested is refused. You are now a person without legal status and as such are required to leave the country immediately. If you do not leave voluntarily, enforcement action may be taken against you.

1.

Dear Applicant,
Without evidence, you are not sufficient.
As requested, leave.
Without country and status, you may be taken.
Your person, refuse.
Such action is legal.
You are not.

2.
Not against enforcement
Not requestedNot voluntarily
Not your countryNot now
Not a personNot dear

3.
Dear Evidence, you are without a country.
Dear Enforcement, you are without application.
Dear Country, your refused are now against you.
Dear Action, have you taken leave?

4.

Leavethe person as evidence
Now  is a country without you

5. (T  e  n   F  i n  e)    D  E  F  I  N  I  T  I  O  N  S

a.  A P P L I C A N T

Tip: act pliant.
(An anaptic captain can.)

Can: Tap a nail, nip a lip, pat a lap.
Can: Pin a tail, clip it in.

Can’t: Clap at panic.
Can’t: Plan an anal antic.

(Pact: Paint pain plain.)

b.  S U F F I C I E N T

Isn’t it cute?
Nits in its nicest tie, tics in its finest suit.
Sniff its stuff, cut its cuffs.

Isn’t it fine?
Its cuisine, insect funfest.
Its scent infects.

Isn’t it fun?
Its iciest cities stun us.

Isn’t it nice?
Its fist is stiff.

c.  E V I D E N C E

Iced vineVeined diceEnvied device
Evince needEven deceiveNice
VieDive inCede idDie in end

d.  R E Q U E S T E D

See: Red deer, rusted trees, desert dust.
Rue: Used ruse, terse duet, rudest request.
Quest: Rest. Reset. Steer us true.

e.  P E R S O N

No porn poser or sore senor or prone peon.
No nose pores. No rope sores.

One peso per pen per eon.
Open rose spores.

f.  S T A T U S

Taut ass sat.
Sass us. Stat.
(Tut tut.)

g.  C O U N T R Y

Our rout to run.
Your count, your court.
Our turn to try.
Your outcry.
No corn, no nut, no toy.
Your rut, our urn.
Not curt, not coy, not corny.
Uncut, uncount, uncry.

h.  V O L U N T A R I L Y

I unroll a litany. A trial.
Rally at a urinal.

Turn a rival into an ally,
a riot into valour.

Loyal or torn?
Turn your irony into art,

our rant into air.
Unity or vanity?

Not into it. Not at all.
Not a rat at all.

i.  E N F O R C E M E N T

Feet, meet fence. Enter cement fort.
No rent, no fee. Toe to cot.
Meet men of reef or corn or metro,
foe or mentor, teen or tenor.
Men confer, fret, foment.
No meter or form. No tone of note.
Free to emote from ten to one.
Come to term, come to force.
Not for me, for more.

j.  A G A I N S T

Is it a sign?
Its angst stings.
Sing it again.