begin, absence, obstacle, trust, design

to accuse begin with an absence

in absinthe, and clams, an abscess

that tendering hurt lodged 

in romantic romper room of balls

self-talk the arms out 

of a ceramic cave  in the tank 

of a day's nerves,  the confines 

of the squared shoulders, 

the defines we wear, a fishbowl ideal,

small enough to guarantee a bonsai goldfish, 

design a room in moods readied, preassuming

the loss we set up by starting

trust  that that little strength

can be mustered, it's proven

by iterations of hangovers that

obstacles  come from 

bottles, prestamped with proof, 

recycled refilled, get returns, 

cents for all the dollars

time loses its own sense

the imp of the bones of oss

the ible how it pivots uneven

weight shifted to dump

treble cleft for me, rock

of stages spotlit  as tentacles 

trust their suckers 

dexterity to souse openings 

from locks waterwalk trail 

of octopus poaching from 

tank to tank, a buffet of 

comrades from the zoo's

after hours lights out, the findings.