bounce
raze this_morning
i almost blew my nose
with a sheet of fabric softener.

only the thinness of its skin
steered me from something stupid.

now night's gnarled hands
are at my throat.

i soak my feet
in a river of salt.

i'm a skipping stone
listening for the low moan
of the dial tone.

all i ever get
are cold calls
anyway.
240202
what's it to you?
who go
blather
from