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
 
