we look around, grinning
at the ordinality of it all
Surveying what is to come

recursive hot dog turns at the seven
eleven
Durable and patient

flat beers will be finished,
dutifully,
In the morning

The guiltiest reflection appears in the cloche
Because you arrived late to French Breakfast

I'm getting back into Siphoning.

Lot from the Bible had been
following her
she knew

–imagine our surprise in kid church
when we found out the inheritance was
given to the undeserving son–

we're sharing styrofoam cup coffee
as soft secants form at each end.
in a classic spot,
stoned garfield ticking clock

trying to avoid topics like 2019 racehorse deaths
but they keep coming up

Outside two men are on the frontage road
negotiating the price of a Japanese dirt bike
while the light's still good