nothing in nature
brutal patience
savage patience
as i storm alleys
securing muffins from mom
in terrible control
scoring pavement
with my childlike imagination
plowing through the world
and all its floor plans and blueprints
bluebird lines, fresh, clean, white laundry paper, crinkly, skinny
the airy feel, light as tissue
scroll of knowledge
toy of iron
iron pipes, iron rebar, iron plans
sewer ideas, office measurements
library carpet.
Hairy hands stuffed in hot jackets
cuffs, buttons, patterns.
pencils, plastics, rulers.
perforated ceiling tiles stained brown
from leaks, cracked and sagging
sugar for my cereal, styrofoam wonder
my desk, your desk.
**** models crouching.
show me for twenty dollars
your model quiet soul.
peace in my office
peace before. peace after.
our shared ghost town memory of dad's workplace.