TOKYO. 28/07/2012. SHOE

I didn't see the train standing there.

I thought it had already wooshed its doors closed

while we were kissing upstairs

at the gates

under the fluorescent lights that flattered all the yellow in our skins and the blood in the shot eyes.

But it was still standing there

As I dawdled on the stair

Distracted by an A3 promise of paradise in Hawaii

and day dreaming about your mouth

1,2,3 steps faster and I could've made it.

The tin can is     alreadydrawingitsdoorsanditsbreathbefore          lurrrr  chingforward.

I should curse my takingoftimeness.

The lost extra minutes in duvets.  A lunch that could've been packed.   Laundry that won't get hung.

                                                But now I have 11 minutes to think about your teeth

Road Naps

TEDDY BEAR.  15 JUNE 2012.  SENDAI, ON THE BIKE RIDE TO THE PREFECTURAL FOREST

Sometimes your head is too heavy and your legs are too short and all you can do is lie in the road and keep breathing until someone picks you up or runs you over.

Minnie and Mickey

Minnie and Mickey both reached for the last carton of milk in the grocery store and blushed.
Minnie and Mickey went for dinner at an Italian restaurant.
Minnie and Mickey held hands as the fireworks danced over the river.
Minnie and Mickey had their first kiss in the rain.
Minnie and Mickey were married in the spring.
Minnie and Mickey bought a lovely house.
Minnie and Mickey filled their lovely house with lovely things.
Minnie and Mickey had a lot of bills.
Mickey worked later and later.
Minnie discovered that daytime TV was a lot better after a few glasses of cooking sherry.
Mickey snored and sometimes slept on the couch.
Minnie decided that daily showers were optional.
Mickey slept on the couch every night.
Minnie couldn't speak without shouting.
Mickey got his own apartment, with his own bed.
Minnie should've gotten a better divorce lawyer.