there’s a lot of static out there today

there are

a lot of statistics

out there
today

the new
and novel
slip into

backgrounds

on the train

I watch for salt marshes

imagine when
they ranged
along the coast

their history---

where have you been today

that history

I plug my shirt back in

a child of liars

I woke up brand new

lost it in
the spin

in the spine
the body

before I even got to work

this is family

where are you now