I wish
I could...

For all the words
extolled...

Been there
done that...

I wither
on the vine...

Exoskeleton
carapace...

With economy of words
tap my well...

Was it
only yesterday...

A Darwinian
nightmare...

It's hard
being true...

One of those mornings
all the loose ends...

No matter
how hard I try...

Such base dreams
awaken me...