Yesterday

Between cancelled appointments the afternoon homeless
& so much boring work to do
paid to sit in a public place
for a cup of coffee which I drip sweat & sip
backhoe furrows
where cyborg & neanderthal meet
swinging a big red crane
thank you Dr. & patients too
I am always patient when I have no choice, you're welcome.

Who has been using prophylaxis in the library?
A sneeze, a scream, a paralyzing parataxis
They are dirty, the places and faces when you are
temporarily a temporal-occupational terrorist
pubic public with a strange smell
how to build a conscious machine: make babies, but not right now
the difference between prophylactics & tactics is minimal
I am due in an hour at the office
between noun and verb there is conjunction preceded by preposition, legs
books you keep me cool on a hot day.

Out the door at 5
skirts & shorts all the way way home
Who cares about that slut geography? I am here, you are there
& the crystal that ate the museum is on Bloor
It goes off in all directions regular
not much to look at, like so much
but it is built, planted, here, there, dressed, done.