mouth muscles

failing my anger
I breathed,
and relaxed these mouth
muscles
so taut

sun-fever taken,
cloud coddled, air shaken, all
but Now, I forgot

keep it up

the arch in our backs
finds us strong, and our eyes glint,
betraying our tough

keep straying up while
the ether implores you; it
seems we've the Right Stuff

private pseudonym

pull up the shades and
set the tea on the sill; there's
a day's worth to do.

***

i made up a name
that i'll call you sometimes, yes?
private pseudonym.

yes, here and there

why not span the world,
carry your life on your back,
find your self regions

if your migrations
bring you round this way again–
sure, catch up with me.

out lines

it was so dark that
we had to see by touching
the rough wood-planked floor

***

I see us in lines;
you tend to run straight and I
run like watered paint