compensation

excitement     a revised

flyover to choctop

boredom     so let’s sip

prosecco like white

chiffon flutologists

how those 3d-eed

bubbles tickle your

fancy     i went to

the wrong movie but

had the right ticket

for an emergency tax

deduction     i’m sorry

i can’t remember the

director’s name     was it

fellini, bergman, or tarantino

everyone seems to rush

out before the credits start

to roll — i’m indebted to

the reliability of an elevator

even if the traffic lights insist

on being stubborn     the spring

water is half the price across

the rheumatoidal road     they call

it tank stream spa     well did you

bring your pack of loyalty cards

Joanne Burns