The 365 Project Pt. II

who were you there
all newness and warm
underneath the blanket
outdoors

what book’s title was
it that i couldn’t write
even though i tried a
hundred times

i tried a hundred times
but i couldn’t remember
the words twisted
and changed before me

i was lost in a giant blue
aquarium moving past
obedient schoolchildren
and eels

pushed from behind
by impatience late for
class i realized wouldn’t
make it back

i wouldn’t make it back
no matter how hard i tried
to retrace my steps
everything had changed

epw 2.18.08 perrysburg, oh