people on rocky mountain range with pink glow

four brown french braids 

no more mosquito fashion

northern prairie swing set creaking at sunrise

on a fish-shaped playground

shaking because of the train

hiding in the world's biggest coffee shop

refills, private rooms for all

no more ring of water around the top edge of shitty coffee
to cover up with cream in the morning

slipping feet out of socks at night

a table set with playing cards

turning to a new jersey walk in the rain

turning to hot feet on splinter boardwalk

no nail-biting swimming cities stampedes

bye to the southern beach town where

I lost a dark blue baseball hat in the atlantic

so long to shitty french quarter men 

good-bye notes
beer runs

a million ways to be nice
and as many to be cruel 

staying up for midnight questions 
about the differences between here and there