IV
bells sound off here-there
usually off-minute:
I’m generally confused
on the what-why
III
tomatoes and carrots
abundant and flavorful
the fruit? underwhelms
II
Birdie caught a bird
cupped in my palm
it’s last breath-I watched it take
I owed it that at the least
since I sat it (gently)
atop the rubble heap
across the square
paper its’ funerary
I
yesterday I craved
to take the bottle and burn
the stress from my body mind soul
instead, there was a pill waiting
to help help me breathe
