not water skiing without a boat

.
neither not that
nor the opposite
.

.
between non-existent banks
running this crafty deficit
.

timepiece fragment from 1999

sent ahead
or back
in time
.

.
to reflect on perfidies
horrific ; sublime
.

waitress at the Whatever Cafe, underpainting

.
anne of the house of seven green gables
of telling friends and familiar fables
.

.
plays well with others no matter our foibles
actress and playwright and mom to we tables
.

salad undressing ~ underpainting, parte de

.
last night or next or
merely a gift of
memories reassembled
in deuces or tres or
.

.
escape from the moment
into yet another
pair of
peculiar presents
.

sugar plum loco firing squad, petite

.
en pointe sans demi-hop
ses assassins élever
.

.
leurs armes invisibles
maladroit souffle de amor
.
( armas invisibles que su asesinato )