old pine floors shellac and sun newly poured some clothes saved
from missed heart sailing in mortar and plank
there was a kid i knew as a boy
now is the beauty i hold on
were we met here flying apart fast
your better truth dear
arm in arm trees and grain
nothing same
matter can be time
south facing windows
body infinite stretching eyes sift gold
brick ships for miles we ask we hear
singing strutters drift in from deep ocean
whistling stomping
squealing plucking
barking blowing
chuckling serenading
wailing swirling
in blue orange black white
gathered separate focused diffused
sculpting color
windows doors poles trees cars cobbles frame
water flowing exploded fading
shops steps
assembling arranging
out of unseen sayers seers
neighboring culturing
pause
play
flying in timelight
bursting thunderbolts
throb the heads
of wandering few in sunny streets
silent as night,
fearing vomit black like coffee grounds
hiccup hiccup hiccup hiccup hiccup hiccup
aching eyes red turning yellow
sweated skin dried and chill
ears and nose bleeding
stupor delirium deranged sense of return to health
doctors letting blood and dosing mercury
cart rides to hospitals where insane might wail and call.
business stagnates and banks oppress
shipbuilders and merchants
begin the federation
of common universal convenient active
places.
to live
and buffer adversity
