A Lot
fervid day
half dance
and
half drift
carrying myself
clacking cobblestones
heavy like an elephant
frazzled microchip
I was gluey thinking
slippery
a competitor
a rainbowfish
riddle
distracted
I nearly flattened
a fellow traveler
a talker
he quickly equally clumsily
sputtered
his box has been closing
he forlornly misses
simpler times
he feels blind
and practically crazy
I gave my ears
and understanding
kept my tongue
he let me go
a thought sizzled
I pondered
being transparent I’ll say
I’m confident that
things never were simpler
the tangle
our obstacle
is ever-present
a fluctuating window
zombie salmon rotting
a blended alloy tinker
thrive is mystifying