is coming home........................Warm swimming pool water
soft fur...........................(it was the temperature of the bath
water in the hotel
warm milk......................in Florence on the afternoon that
Marlin and I
blood stains.........first made love)
on the other side of the swimming
pool.........................encased my body
silently charge their
batteries
......................as I
moved my arms approximately in
rhythm with my legs.
white bandages....................
brown grass on the hills... a flowered dress..............
a glass of beer.................
an old army issue sleeping bag...............................
low flying planes.............
the smell of green grass....
warm stones by the river.........................
a red front door................
three feet high and rising........................
a little more rain............................
in the incipient lines....................
inspecting drains.......................
traces of white toothpaste
foam......................
the children laughing..........
blue and white checked oilcloth.........................
potato soup......................
carne asada...............
beautiful brown tequila..............................
with a tv screen and a telephone..........................
bye bye bye....................