the fossil record

<<#6>>

(for Jeff & Rupert)

She was encumbered 
by her own apologies, 
as was he by his  
self-imposed vocabulary.
 
Orange doesn’t sound 
as it looks or smells, 
tastes. Orange is a  word, 
and inadequate as such. 
 
It’s ok to cry now; 
everyone is here.

Todd Young