June
dog runs woods. trees engulf.
synchronize rocks atmosphere.
baby’s siren. nasal unaltered. just. spins.
birds whistle. light trees released.
know growing, see. baby sounds cry
air sucked. cries no reason. cries took sharp away.
cat careens. pinks my fingernails. so much distract.
mood nose. cat levitates body table, silent fur.
fly buzzes lands right wrist. dog tired chasing
worn rubber tennis-ball-bone hands woods hands.
baby hanging husband’s chest black criss-crossed carrier.
looks star five points, pointing out yard.
cries tennis-ball-bone taken lands dog’s jowls.
dog down. serious rest. dog woods-wanders,
perimeter-tracking. green plastic basket clothes.
cat clothes rack steve’s clothes, browns, blacks,
blues. cat metal chair. dog asleep eyes open.
chest rises falls slow catching game through.
brown dog food-licks floor mat. white cat watch.
umbrella moldy brown, grass stains dragged yard winter.
galvanized steel. mason jar. clothes hanging wooden rack,
sun shade. dog blue. rubber band purple wrist. veins blue.
fingernails lavender pink-milk moons. purple, veins green.
bracelet daughter. dirt fingernails. cut fingernails.
wanted mason jar wanted succulent. diamonds jitter finger.
diamonds teeth. fingers carved soap. glow-dark tree.
tree dead. leaves sand air. spray painted.
tapenade color-matched dog eyes.
