are you ready
to catch incoming

or are you laid back
strumming

as the scene slides by
trip hopping

while you’re busy
mopping your unused brow

pick the one
that holds you up

take her hand
sup from that cup

that we all could share
if we owned more

than just a tare
the true weight being

just elsewhere
& forgive me this aside

detour as I approach
the next chore

of aligning the pieces
on the plate

to please the Gods’
& our ongoing skate…