24 february

as the song goes the flame lights
up the stairs and through the hoops
hooked up and around corners
even as the prepositions turn odd: still motion

circulating only rumors, turning only trains
tickets over easy and the scrambling of the brain as expansion comes fast
lasting impressions caverning and dipping: toast mostly full
wooly mammoth socks with two-toed teeth

we are the catchers, the relief in the pitchers clinky with lemonade
we are the feet springing forward to new seasons
we are reasons without answers, steps without dancers
we are the sparkle in cleaning products beyond advertised prices too low for this sale

even as adjustment bureaus are overflowed with socks
let the papers report the retorts and the cavalcade of stock options
adoption of the fittest and imaginations for the rest
test the limits and addendums for gravity

let me tell you how i feel and you can keep it in your pocket
lock the door when your key fits and i will keep mine under the mat
tiles without tires and tracks leading in vinyl circles
time for dinner and the wonders forward as the checklist works