Moths scatter at dusk
Bloody hooves drag nightmare screams
Down the old town road

Vineyards withering,
Dunes slink between the calves’ legs.
Again, Carthage falls.

Acorn, hyacinth, finger-paints, platypus,
birthdays, somersaults, car crash, home videos, and laughing
‘til
you…

Hey Dear Reader,

Maury folded the wrinkled letter
[blood-flecked, mud-spattered,
lip-stained, pocket-worn],
and found her waiting under the ferris…