Present/Tense

carded and accounted for, acknowledged–

these exchanges are Forgettable

this packing up is Tiresome

those deliveries are Heavy-less

and without any idea

___

but we continue to count the thoughts that Count

C(old)

here we go:

a flurry of the Unread,

a shivering Inquiry,

and a grey-skyed Dose of the Gloved–

List/Less

at times there is Loud

at times there is Meaning

at times, Things Emote

at times its not about Comfort

at times there is a Shift and a need and a tremble and a sick–

Sea/Red

downwind and dodging the Opaque Cloud–

there is little to keep

and even less to hoard;

leave home and feign Participation,

as every(no)one likes a parade.

plus, Police–

Collect/Did

the trolleying Mice, aboard–

keeping up and under and yanking Our Chain;

tasked with schedules,

masked with Purpose:

a continual shuffle and desire to sit

Fall/Touring

commit to a faultering display

and push and pass Through–

(P)B.S.

That sad AntiquesRoadshow Hope

in the economic DownPlunge–

you’ve collected and amassed a whole hell of alot

(complete with a Story or Three)

towards the Expert’s expertise

you speak Rehearsed with Interest&Want:

do you really think it has Worth?

Mass

oh Beloved Exponential Failure

that groups and gathers

that purchases in piles

that attaches and Accepts:

it seems You might already be Willing

(with emphasis on seems)

There There

gather up your CouldHaves

stretch across your WhatNows

tinker with your KnowNots

and pretend to fake the TrulyArtificial

__

because it may just be Just

and it just might be Mighty

(or it at least it should)

Sack/Religious

absorbing the catastrophic Oompf

and adopting the wider stance;

let us mince

let us spin

let us just Cling

and drop into a goddamn Carry-All

For Fit Sure

the forfeiture of Calm

and the much-delayed:

its all tinged with purpose

its all sick with Blur

its all been tried

Fack

this is the Way, only:

to air what TheNervesAnnounce.

this is the Way, only.