1. racing against rain
uphill
through church chime
of 8 o’clock
2. sounds of sign language
from table #2
laughter gurgling up
contagious
infectious
waterfall of wonder
3. passport
shining like gold
glory glory glory
4. another strong woman
tearing through
brave
accountable
relentless
5. crinkle of halva wrapper
cherries in brown paper bag
pulling stems
spitting pits
we excavate
6. thank you for shopping
at my free store
red lacey
closet crawlspace
grandma’s stained glass for disassembley
7. 5265 ne 14th
front porch
articulating and stepping away from
we look in on
this is called perspective
8. aching
in more places
than i can name
9. pull up bar
underhand
overhand
triceps that make a bitch proud
10. egg heart
nest hands
we are coming home
