walking alone
[Brisk Bold Brash – oh my]
roasting in a long sleeve flannel
[Eggshell Knuckle – oh my]
my fist clenched on a single pebble.

on the horizon, an emerald shimmer?

 –

no? no. no no. no no?
no. [no] no no no!
no no? no no. no! no

–

my best friend the tin man,
my worst enemy his missing heart.