Mechanical Connection

Drive a car long enough and the vibrations

of the engine, the smoothness of its hum

become all you need to understand it,

to know it in health, and in sickness.

Listen and feel its vibrations, they are 

everything you need to understand.

The Phone Is On The Hook

Waiting for a phone call that never comes.

Connections are in short supply.

Disappointment is a blossoming flower.

Open the living room door,

stare through the mesh screen

and into the street.

The sounds of evening

echo inside.