justwrite 28 september

i'm going for a run
when i come back
or when i don't
keep track of the steps
i might have taken
you might have mistaken
there are duets
there are do nots
there are true spots of madness
filtering through the clouds
you're allowed to say goodbye
you're welcome to say thank you
anyway
everybody ought to share manners
of speaking sneaking in extra words
have you heard the absurd rumors
i'm going out to investigate
to domesticate the wild
to throw childlike excuses
into the maw the wishing well
if only i had longer legs
if only my knees bent backward
then i'd be getting somewhere
then i'd call your number
serve up a made-to-order last-resorter
spending the vacation on trial
hoping to spend frequent miles
flying home to alaska
from home in nebraska
where the names have been changed
vowels rearranged
there is a stage for you
to air your laundry
my infantile quandaries
why do you want
what do i haunt with
hunting out darkcircle eyes
tripping over arrangements
flowers blooming at all hours
on the metro at the station
the hesitation of sneakers into dew
we will find our soles
chase our laces tighter
our tea will be sweetened
the night will wait longer
i will probably return
don't even think/ forget i said