a gift to you on the day of your birth
laughter to teach that a smile is just fine
furtiveness never revealed to a child
stepwise insurance for the risk: trying
fellow-feeling induced on a binge of the
marshmallow heater, a pile of logs turned
fortunes will fade along with the feeling
re-up this subscription, nine ninety nine
if you go only one at a time
try for a discount and soon
be disappointed: feng shui
sticklers stay in the corner
giddiness follows two sparrows across
streets that can see nothing, but demand
to be watched
time will pass, soon two a.m.
three people conduct this treacherous
land from oceans hungry for dirt
and sand, filling the moon
with tidal dreams, jam
fickleness matters, but not when it’s gone
cold teeth chatter, but lots can be done
Roman Ryan 