rememberyou there --
fathering the words
of yr fingers --
the calloused feel of
cutting onions

which we dropped
into a pot --
beans, other
nutrients --

yr fingers and hands
knees and toes
snoring in bed --

left in ink prints
along the side of your breath ---

i am too drunk
we are^
on new years playing
the piano--

at the stroke of midnight
the world yells --
while you work your way
along some scales
--- i lay my head on your
shoulder --

we made out
in the neighbor's house
and then you
^#%&*in the morning.