evenings flicker, stairs empty
a fresh letter near a telephone
these days
I always write
down my changes

winter dawn, another cloudy year
fast clock and a cool train
our mouths will fly open in
honest laughter
****** before the frozen rain

purple afternoons, wanting light
tenderly crackle against trust
only loneliness now
and mine is the weighty wait

a sharp reunion near bedside paint
secretly bite and later lick
vivid, liquid sounds
reaching this:
burning limbs that shatter the night

feathers touch, join, as if by letter
your early star
it looks angry as we eye
broken windows beyond the candles

stretching alive, tender insides
our screaming complete in the glow
crisp battles fought
to take her back—
back from a misunderstanding

water runs like red wine spilled
watch the sparkle
the wet grass darkens
anger smooths, drops  
and the exhausted birds crash

our music carries frenzied doubts
that we both still hold aloft
Oh, I am another me!
this night won't last but
tomorrow might