Sharp
Toenail to the
Ankle,
More plasma
Than red
Stuff,
More nagging
Than a
Paper cut.
Nice slice,
Flapping,
Waving under
Water
As the bodies
Drag.
Worlds pass
In a breath
Between
Lanes 5 and
Six,
Trading
Information.
Sex, height,
Driver’s ID,
Garlic for dinner,
Cinnamon for
After.

rjw, ‘93