17 February 2025
soothing effect
no value killing smooth gel insinuation
the wind whiffs colonnades and
thought strings ripen classical moods
a newly trained world scents you’re on parole
fleet thoughts stop and stare
time ridicules, challenges: stand up and sniff the air
you win when you give in and also lose
when what you gain is nothing
but the time it took to stand in time to sing