prickly heat

right rib cage
back of the knee

the spice in my mouth
has told me
i’ve had enough

back of the neck
attention

at the coffee shop,
i couldn’t find the door

arm swung
open

not sure what reality
this is, a new one
and i just need, rest

for a clearing
reprieve

and all i want now
is to get nothing back

tailbone
ache

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image: something from before, the sage green walls of our living room on Court St. in Iowa City, 2020