HAPPINESS IN A GATELESS LOT

we used to talk about love-mining
after hours

laughing like life
really liked us

rare reach, what it’s like to be
in time again

catching symbols
with nets
all night

tea steam plume across 
the smoker circle center

show me a picture
of trout lined up in a trench
where potatoes will grow

lemon balm and peppermint
back here with the kegs
and broke down boxes
and broken in freezer

rare reach, inhale 

could i ever make it all loud, is the dream
from movies, or in me?

hold dear, blink back

i need a hearing brain, you say
i think you mean a brain aid

i can’t say anything anymore, you say

sure you can

life really likes us