
Thousands now
years behind
learned adjunct fools
speed forward
stumble back
we fall we fall we fail
quick—
reflect redirect
or flounder.

Longevity
claims radio voice
increases with affinity
for falling
lose your resistance
(chuckle cough button)
unbuckle stability.

Cancel meeting
interest drags
feigned protest
weak against fluorescent buzz
instead—-library
ET connection
infant index
and Carver.

I am tree
subtle desert alien
awaiting signal from
cloud base
I am warm blood
vague invisible
standing petrified
among you.

Camera sways
weighty neck
worldview
thru filtered lens
slip between
looking under
veil camouflage
dirt flat silence
rising.

Overalls
blue faded things
blue hanger
closet pants
worn each July
since 1992
documenting size
squeeze factor
so far
all clear.

Before her funeral
Death
some ether concept
still absence
paralysis in lilies
now
I know the smell of dank breath
Death’s
accessible
to anyone.

Some days
so much incoming
hours pass
lazy paralysis
peep voice—-
research propels
kick pulses
voyeurism good
but sundown
blank
pages.
Pencil on paper. Images arise. Message received.