Swelter

what is so plain to see inside the leaves hanging with sweetness ones should be eaten come too easily off stems how it isn't so apparent about the tree until touched

A Little Bit Wrong

I had gotten it wrong well a little about the stems and their fruit. Figures that it would no longer be second hand even so I wonder how much time is being wasted those long midnight hours when I could be thinking about someone anyone anything else. What could be easier than love? What could be more complicated? I don't need to find out this isn't what it is anyway so put this into your memory bank and shut the door on it never knowing the password yet having tried all the plausible ones.

On The Side Of The Park

We got all these territory batch dry sixty-four years old never liked one two o'clock what else Very funny thirty- four years at seventy-four years ago a friend

Blame Able

The flame is lit I almost hate my job stars or no stars the night goes fast I probably messed this up again there is no place that is the magic so it does not matter if I live next to the cedars or next to the gate However I waited I waited so long for the moon and its cousins as stars as small slips along the way as little noises the secret wish could she know me any better am I going to be a stranger too

Blame It On Reno

I was a slut in the seventh grade kissing one of the Sanchez twins Duane then Gene Gischu holding onto Pleistocene remnants that bygone era all salty Pyramid and Walker slot machines even at the grocery store my fingers combing their beautiful shirts so desert crisp until time ran out Nothing waited in the desert even though it looked frozen and windy the world passing by the biggest little city and the same tired patience on all the adult faces

Orchard

The lucky ones go straight into your mouth past leaves shade brushing arms your marvelous thumbs working in a heat wave in the rustling rows swishing sky they cannot all be touched see how patient stems so strong

Evening Following Day

I swim there still my bed of water back stroking into dawn dusk my best friend pond pool tidal dreaming along with the others did I swim there? did I sleep?