behind the tool
shed........Like the clamor of repeated efforts to retrieve an
important file
at the mercy of the mechanics,
...................from a suddenly inaccessible hard disk
across the river
......................or the endless screech
rain................................ of a modem continually
unable
cold water......................to connect to its provider,
over the flaming Berkeley Hills.....
the noise,
blood stains....................intensifying with every bump,
brown grass on the hills.............was unbearable.
a flowered dress..............
.................I stopped the car and got out;
sleep............................lay flat on the ground
background noise............examining the underside of the
car.
low flying planes.............Nothing was visibly wrong.
a knife with a black handle........ the
smell of green grass..........
warm sun.........................
a red front door................
cold cereal........................
working............................
and seep in your soul....................
a white shirt.......................
making love......................
the children laughing..........
blue jeans.........................
potato soup......................
the unbidden flood...............
unblunted by the sound of real voices
footprints..........................
unwashed windows...........
a dark corner....................
the pine trees overhead......
walking.............................
riding................................
the horizon........................