Hooomans are fascinating
they cannot tell the difference
between their imaginations
and their immediate surroundings
This presents opportunities
to tilt at things you don't understand

the pretense of your own scent
lilac and sumac

old scents
lent forward

I scramble back from this precipice
sent from the accidental bureau

cold sweet mix of ice and sugar and
obliviation

of guessing around the corner
with tequila

not about that
not about this

spinning of feeling
into sound

ablating

blasted off molecules
regroup in a neighborhood bar

as if they lost a softball game
dang