ONE MORE
ONE MORE ONCE
I carry earplugs now & remove them
when I hear my heart beating arrhythmically
It does that on close Summer days when
squirrels threaten and you can walk into a happy ending by following the applause
My mother & I think that maps are a good
idea Each of us should be given one at birth
with a slice of angelfood cake The crumbs will
forever lead you home And you will know where you are going at all times
With all of the ease that certainty bestows
you may even: a) choose your battles
b) collaborate with the time you have left
c) learn to fly in your spare time
d) listen until the end of April In Paris (Count B. & Ella F.) and wait
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Late Summer 2013 For M. Bird
