ive been walking around
in the halls of your mind
while you wander wondering
occasionally, frequently
smiling my way

and that smile
its a wonder i dont
crumble and break
my heart palpably pangs

our string of moments
alternating
saturation and scattered
brings the sweet apple flesh
and then turns a bruised low brown

then youre testing my memory
while your feet keep your indian knees
from busting loose their gird

your bottom lip turns
red from your teeth
and you're laughing
while asking me

what was that dream?
who was that man?
why was he pointing at me?

my lips start to part
the corners rise up
my teeth show some skin
and laughter trumpets
well worn melodies
of hope and renewal
and faith in a beating heart

for i have forgotten
the details you lay out before us
like unwished on wishbones
and you calm down
as if my perfect memory
could cause detonation, decay

but im just spinning my yarn
some facts try, some lie
there is a well up of tar
ill probably fall down there and fry
in the raw sunbeams of your eyes

drought follows rain
and i dont know what i know
except the dense little pebble of us
that can never never go