messes
sixteen messes
yarn, dirty clothing.

puke, blood, spit, tears, makeup.

tangled wires and twisty ties.

scent, rumpled hair.

dirt, spiderwebs, cobwebs, bugs, corners, dark.

cut up paper, glue, tape, markers, scribbles, scraps.

dishwater, stains, spaghetti, sponges, hands.
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In_Bloom Downey Street in the Upper Haight
Six months on a twin bed with Tobiah
My life in a two drawer nightstand and half a dozen hangers
Oh, there were messes...
But the years that followed were golden
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