Read a poem by another poet written
on the same day:

in that vein

a sewing circle is not an entrenched
institution. it takes manners and
thought to be able to talk. quickly
we fumbled one opportunity, while others
arose and the churning city contaminated on.

internal terrains energetically
death in dream means what
every year for how long
a missed nuance, a missed exit
por aquí por allá

the comfort is in the act
of consolation, the stroke
or soothe or word unrequired.
obligation is ignoble terrain,
too sweet or too bitter, too tight
or too pressed. we learned our lesson.