MATCHBOOK POEMS

MATCHBOOK POEMS

for Morgan


I.
When the lights
say one, when
bathroom
graffiti jump
up, say, welcome
back, must be
returning no
matter.
When all
roads agree to
split even at
yellow, we
have headlights
and can point.


II.
Cicada
say take me back
to porches,
say
delicious,
the sound
of
bullfrogs
rise up,
greet us.


III.
Match bar
neon scratch--
We speak
this in hushed
breath, we say
dim the
lights. We
say sweep me
feet and all.
We say take a
sweater. Be
safe. Be wise.