23 july

politely through the parking lot -- adding creativity as patience subtracted -- public radio pairs and groups with leftover hummus and garlicky breath, wine-splattered white Toms and sandals of all heights -- conversational familiarity with the stars, downhome because they meet us weekly, appointment listening -- one pair on the trunk watching the streams trip fantastically over each other until the flashing lights arrive to take turns and play nice -- shaking us out of the suddenly memory and back to the facts of ourselves (and the time and the next morning which might involve a biscuit as needed)