a sedan in an alley can

hold one child, one adult
and two swallows
              two eyes, two eyeing
              and four hands

a sedan in an alley can

hold one taut, one loose
and two lessons
            two tests, two testing
            and four wrongs

a sedan in an alley can

hold one plus, one minus
and two much
           too soon, too dark
           and four doors

a sedan in an alley can

tell how it began, in
the backseat the answer
           is that there is none
           and zero is