Hot Talk

I have a family. I’m on The faculty. I don’t

Walk into innuendos, Even if they hang

Like spider webs Between asphalt and trees

On nights when There’s not much

Breeze. When I want Relief on my lips,

I have a few tips. Questions. Inflections.

I know your name. Can you spell it out

With me? Lots of little Animal landings

Sound on your roof. Accents. Rhythms.

The world consists of Moods passing

Rain to snow. Flatness. When I lost control

Of what I was saying, It was evening. It was