I had a very vivid dream
      woke up with the need to remember
I wrote it out using a Sharpie on brown construction paper
I know the dream was beautiful and welcoming
I also know that Sharpie is better suited for writing in capital letters
      that is really all I remember about that dream

exhale preceded laughter
   we discussed the lack of preparedness
        jokes were made
granite examined; partially carved
      actions planned
      outcomes predicted

A horse's eye is not all that dissimilar
   to that of a squirrel's
Not the top of the food chain
   not the bottom
Large and dark- wide open
   designed to take it all in

    An evolving depth of acceptance comfort fear anger aggression and retreat
    reflection

At one point even
beige was an innovation

fills to empty to
fill my room

have another?

our softest parts
hurt the most, but
are the most resilient

        ...shortlisted title- jokes on genitalia

Garbage at the curb
wrapped plastic and mixed treasure
what was lost in the move- the immediacy
the urgent disregard of change
neighbors look so good mowing the lawn