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