1 january

walking out is listening in
the desire to record to annotate to picture
hold all this close - taste listen smell feel
to have and to study: what makes us
how did we get here and where do we go

zoo lights at night and complaints
cold and smell of animals
dark and disallowed cotton candy
glowing in magical tiedye irridescence
free to come, free to go
peppermint schnapps shots in cocoa cost extra
all the hats with ears
all the stuffed animals
nothing real tonight
offstage the animals sit back
popping kettlecorn and downing drinks
enjoying the show on cctv:
all the people on parade

and i will write about this too
the stories on the metro
accordion player between escalators
woodley park waiting
regret at not donating
noble plan to turn around
thwarted by the height the length
the notquite