he carries a map to an equivalent being

biject the impulse
tones morphous below my flesh,
shape me on a wave

everywhere we go can kill us

restless blaze the souls
of bold starlight explorers
determined to know

tristimulated retina

bright hand sensory
share-dropping down dawn gift bed
again guidance flares

tight-rope walker

quickened senses, care
my center, my guard against
upward-calling earth

living through the underground

a lonely station

waits between tunnel machines

hulking in the deep air

sister mud forgives

grizzled tender one

a rasp-toned gospel pouring

from old wounds of love

nest of hunted sound

oaken spinneret

through dark and hollow caverns

wet acorns tumble

mostly invisible from in here

stone take heat slowly
breathing back blind energy
because breath is there

small sings human color

little yellow at
the edge of the universe
blink me home again

paper clip snare

at my disposal
an arsenal of rattles
each quiet when lone