13.

Lost the will to live?
Dolphins swim further than parks. 
Summer won’t winter. 

 

14.

Then make argument 
for various creatures, their breaths
linger in grasses. 

 

16. 

That I loved once was
clear as carbon monoxide. 
Hey, I can’t see you—

 

18. 

Tomorrow there’ll be teeth. 
A venus fly trap hickies me. 
It’s better than porn. 

 

27.

—I wouldn’t know. I’m 
already cicada. Loud, 
useless throbs. Like grass. 

 

30.

Right ear’s still blocked. Spring 
flutters to Fall. Allergic,
I listen to new leaves.

 

31. 

Hold my ribs. There’s sky 
and it continues. Despite 
mind, I live. There’s sky. 

 

36. 

The rain surprises. 
And the window surprises. 
Now think of the sun—