safely, without miracle.  a process the locals call grandfathering.  I want to tell the devil about hell but we’re not on speaking terms.  in visions I nuzzle the backs of angels.  I come to, upright, in the aisle of a private library with my nose in a book of debts.  you worsen.  I believe in order to have something I can stop.  god is everywhere.  I have a job.  a boss heavy on atmosphere.

     I provide ambiance.  no place to raise a child.