blather
pardon_me
misstree i do hope you'll excuse me while i
slip away from the table. i've
a bit too much in my belly,
none of it digesting, and only
isolation can help enzymes in their
analysis, deconstruction, sorting, refueling.

i would stay and sup forever if i could,
or at least a few more tuesdays, but
as much as i enjoy your company,
i'm not proper, not here, not
the dinner guest you invited but some
half-distracted scientist, some
wispy loon trying to see both sides at once.

i wish i would have joined you when i was
whole, vibrant, eyes shining with
one form of fire or another,
but i am a playhouse between plays,
and what a mess. spilled paint and sawdust, as old sets are salvaged
to build new. there are pieces and props
from the beginning of time,
and pieces still shimmering with newness.

i promise i will still cherish you
in one way or another, and will sup with you
once more, once the playhouse is open.
061002
...
musical flashback bird "...while i burst
into flames"
061002