notes to mark my days:

a. my days are a train through a tunnel
b. as long as we are in the same city
c. my love for strangers because they can amount to anything yet nothing
d. the perfect fantasy game
e. may you go with the sweetest dreams
f. downstairs light turns into upstairs light, playground lover it is bedtime
g. for we are only just too mortal
h. we were once, we-were-onces
i. life is too short, y is yes and n is no
j. balloons clouding my ceiling, the sky is here
k. this giant seashell on my living-room ceiling
l. when i touch your denim knee spot, our souls meet
m. smashed stained glass at the bottom of my mirror, it has been a month
n. heart it races
o. exquisite disaster
p. golden spot on my finger joint
q. i hear my heartbeat when i cover my ears
r. this man with three yellow balloons, let go and they will let you fly
s. courage, she said. courage, she repeated.
t. we are greater than we know
u. do not look at me with love, its placeable gestures
v. i eat sugar before bedtime so i can taste something saccharine sweet in my sleep
w. camisoles and garlic toast
x. yelling through the collapsing roof-- i know i know and i roll back to my dreams
y. rain slicked roads
z. stirring my tea, a spoon in the sink