the best kind of foot to be
on pavement
is hush
going up trees
before
coming back down them
the way the Spanish lie down
before they sleep
there are trucks made
for becoming more like the underneath
of table clothes, and just like
the rest of us
mixing up the differences
between throat and sink
a good guess will represent body parts
like chest, legs, immaculate penmanship
all things worthy of being inside
paper cups,
labeled,
not to drink but for setting places
a good piece of advice
the next time your hand finds itself reaching
past birds and snow chains and bear traps,
things that palm readings resemble
the will to scoop hands into your lap,
to count yourself
by the number of umbrellas
you would carry down the street, were you
little
more than a handful
of paper towels
