passage

beginning with words it
contaged.  to singularity and
canon spanking

the uncodified allure of small fables
culled from cherish and
rare.  collectible.      

this leather and clutch.  these
moments of                     pure
eldorado

unadulterated,
horizontal riches and gold,
sharp finned             a new
strange       and staggering

with her aztec red
intentions and then that white
convertible top lifting and

oh            luxurious  glossy   
those cadillac thighs.
finally:  arrival.  home.  she had
come so far she was back.

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published in Poetry Quarterly, summer 2012