justwrite 29 august

it's a challenge to eat
a well-balanced valence
curtains get in your eyes
there's the rod to spoil
glass to pass away from
a dash glumly when it's gone
a strong-armed man
twisted into pretzels
the kind that aren't sticks
or squares
or broken
though too much more and snap
not the best stuff on earth
no bedtime stories by the hearth
imagining rhymes where they have no
time to climb in and ride
the sky's the sky and the limit's the limit
there is no spin to put on either
clothes suppose their own spin
cycling around the block
and tackle
box
gloves
camera case
just in/ this is
pierogies and pistachios
a turquoise cat in panty hose
nobody likes those suspenders
the suspended
the time lenders
i'm going around the corner for a nap
when i come back
let's just say you better not
or no more brown bread
no more pudding pops
systems from the west
catching the stream
jetting clean out of reach
i'm not bringing a suitcase
just a loose tooth and a string
stop me if you've heard this one
it's a hundred times tomorrow
just slam it and go
no hard peelings for potatoes
no spaghetti vegetarians
no reasonable offers will be accepted
try your business elsewhere
healthcare may be calling
fall all over those leaves