“the humbler one feels”




Contained friction, they make a box
every season, spreading over the property’s
true lines to deep country perimeters. The
majority of hive thefts are
also never traced or solved although
one man will slip anything under his
unfolded forearms, for the chance to be
less fearful.








“what is to hinder my eating you?”




Turning the ground into garden is
somewhat less
wasteful than stopping at every
joint along the highway to ask for
tiny handouts: timber stands
lapped by whippoorwill; fescue; but not head-
light trails or concrete plans for staking another
house.








“i can neither slumber nor sleep”




Old at heart, blank trembles when I come too
near blank’s face and is cold at all blank’s
tips. What blank
stalks can sometimes keep me
away on business
that necessitates I
wake before dawn and speak
loudly with strangers.








“you are always traveling”




Namesakes have their own
washroom where they go to
hollow out pens, making
small weapons
out of air. Watch what is
stuck in her back pocket and how
many times she calls you
back over for one last kiss.








“a tall drink of water”




Early in the year eating
tough meat helps you keep
it together. Any sense I
gave that underground
something rough and
varied was waiting was a lie.
Telling signs of prosperity include:
finding fault.