Scent chemicals start
turning keys in their locks,
performing the dance
of a nuclear
launch sequence,
unleashing a vivid
technicolor attack.
2.
Reality
is a game show
wherein participants
must concentrate
harder than the rest
to solve
even the littlest
problems.
3.
The present moment
is a time-out
in the knock-em-down
grudge match
between future and past
so that fans
can adjust themselves
and doubt
can sell ads.
4.
The aching cry
of a minor third:
denial too
can be beautiful—
on a long enough time line,
perhaps
the sheer stamina
of my intransigence
will start
to surprise you.
