⠀⠀⠀⠀ the            is
⠀⠀⠀ void            filled
⠀between⠀⠀⠀⠀ neatly
⠀⠀⠀ each            with
⠀⠀ breath⠀⠀⠀⠀ each
⠀⠀⠀⠀ life⠀⠀ ⠀   ones
⠀⠀⠀takes⠀⠀⠀⠀ dreams,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀love

rains
tenderly blot
out our attempts
to remember
the
torn edged⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀moments
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ as sunny days
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
when they were not
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ world,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ quill up
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ our
⠀⠀⠀                           ⠀sensibilities
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ muddled
⠀⠀⠀⠀    choking sunrises have
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ promise, too

(there are)
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ times
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ oh baby,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ that you will wake up
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀a
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀n
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀­⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀d
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
want. to love the
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀w
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀o
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ r
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ l
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀d
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
and- some days everything is ****.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀i
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀know
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀...
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀­⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀well remember,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀this and the
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀(most) black
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀night
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀will
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀end
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀­⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀w
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀h
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀e
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀n⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀you want it to

every
spoonful
of
life
is
accounted
for
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀and so
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀our final promise
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
                that we should now go out
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀and hunt
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀our own survival
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀like beautifully colored parrots
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀in a storm

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ my
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ soul attends
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀to
a green
carpeted palm heaven
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀and
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀i
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀­⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ am
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀dead,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ here
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀in
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀this
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀de­sert
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ fabricated
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀oasis
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
waitstaff mexican hips
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀fold the towels
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀cigarette butts
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀and
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀cellphone
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀­chatter
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀define
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀the perimeters of
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ paradise
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
god rented his cabana
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀and his girls
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀wet from the pool
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀to
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀the
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀versace
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ***** closeout
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀executives
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀stinking of ice
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀ we (us, earth
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ and.⠀⠀⠀your
⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ grasses
) have
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀this time frozen for just you
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀and me
⠀⠀ today
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀come to think of it, it’s
⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ w o n d e r f u l
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ b
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ u
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ t
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀what will happen
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀when
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ w
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ e
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
retrace our steps (in
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ reverse, or sdrawkcab
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀) , a
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ n
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ d
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀then find that
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ we’re firmly
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
rooted in tomorrow- oh i don’t want
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀that
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀only this romantic
lovely
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
now

⠀⠀
ｉ⠀
ｎ⠀⠀ｏ
ｓ⠀⠀ｎ⠀⠀ｉ
ｉ⠀⠀ｅ⠀⠀ｔ⠀⠀ｊ
ｄ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ｕ⠀⠀ｏ
ｅ⠀⠀ｓ⠀⠀ｉ⠀⠀ｓ⠀⠀ｖ⠀⠀ｉ
⠀⠀⠀­ ｉ⠀⠀ｓ⠀⠀ｔ⠀⠀ｅ⠀⠀ｔ⠀⠀ｎ
（⠀⠀ｌ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ｒ⠀⠀ｓ⠀⠀ｏ⠀⠀ｒ
ｔ⠀⠀ｅ⠀⠀ｎ⠀⠀ｓ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ｅ⠀⠀ｔ⠀⠀ｅ
ｈ⠀⠀ｎ⠀⠀ｏ⠀⠀ｉ⠀ （⠀⠀ ｌ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  ａ
ｅ⠀⠀ｔ⠀⠀ｔ⠀⠀ｎ⠀⠀ａ⠀⠀ｆ⠀⠀ｕ⠀⠀ｌ
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ｇ⠀⠀ｎ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ｎ⠀⠀ ｌ
ｉ⠀⠀ｍ⠀⠀ｐ⠀⠀ｉ⠀⠀ｄ⠀⠀ｕ⠀⠀ｔ⠀⠀ｙ
ｎ⠀⠀ａ⠀⠀ｒ⠀⠀ｎ⠀⠀ ）⠀ ｎ⠀⠀ｉ⠀⠀ ,  
ｆ⠀⠀ｒ⠀⠀ｏ⠀⠀ｇ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ｔ⠀⠀ｌ         
ｉ⠀⠀ｋ⠀⠀ｕ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀（⠀⠀ ｉ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ｉ 
ｎ⠀⠀ｅ⠀⠀ｄ⠀⠀ｏ⠀⠀ｏ⠀⠀ｌ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ｔ 
ｉ⠀⠀ｒ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ｎ⠀⠀ｖ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ｓ   
ｔ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ｎ⠀⠀ｅ⠀⠀ｅ⠀⠀ｗ                     
ｅ⠀⠀ｏ⠀⠀ｏ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ｒ⠀⠀ｅ⠀⠀ａ            
）⠀⠀ｆ⠀⠀ｒ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀）⠀ ｌ⠀⠀ｎ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ｌ⠀⠀ｙ⠀⠀ａ
ｓ⠀⠀ｌ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀,⠀⠀ ｔ⠀⠀ｌ
ｐ⠀⠀ｉ⠀⠀ｈ⠀⠀ｓ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ｈ⠀⠀ｗ
ａ⠀⠀ｇ⠀⠀ｏ⠀⠀ｏ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ｎ⠀⠀ｉ⠀⠀ａ
ｃ⠀⠀ｈ⠀⠀ｌ⠀⠀ｎ⠀⠀ｔ⠀⠀ｏ⠀⠀ｎ⠀⠀ｙ
ｅ⠀⠀ｔ⠀⠀ｙ⠀⠀ｇ⠀⠀ｏ⠀⠀ｔ⠀⠀ｇ⠀⠀ｓ
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀­
done this oh and did i tell you
it dreams sweet things