i go driving in the night
forgetting to turn the headlights on.
oh, but the police of this fine city
don't seem to notice or care.

i keep the pebble in my shoe
because of the sharpness of its shape
& the recollection of tip toeing
barefoot across the pavement.

i dream of being a minimalist, a modernist.
wearing monochromes & having
only the barest of possessions
but alas! i am a wreck.