You're in my head; you're in
          Like rabies.
I've got you under my skin,
          Like scabies.  

You're in my heart; you're heart-
          Attacking.
You crack me up.  I ****.
          I'm cracking.

Another yellow leaf,
     Another red
Descends like grief on grief.
Another yellow leaf
Whispering, "Life is brief,"
Descends from overhead
Another yellow leaf,
     Another red.

The crow in the tree
    is actually
a black trash bag.

Squeaky bike brakes
      sound like chirping
September crickets.

The bug on the sidewalk
     casts a long shadow:
September sunshine.

I open the front door:
     a fly I didn't know
about flies out.

In the middle of midnight,
     night and morning kiss and part;
parting is such sweet sorrow.

I open the door.
     The sweet fall air comes inside.
          The stink goes outside.

The Sphinx
Methinx
Takes flight
At night.

the fall
     ing leaf
is all
the fall;
i call
     my grief
the fall
     ing leaf