dapper

stack your hat, tilt it
shift your stride to match your tease
be street; be neat. be.

bow ward

our backs to the sun
we kept straight on and dragged 'hind
us, weakened anchors

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.