walking through the darkness Lyla
home and wanton yearning purchased
semblance of the ordered palate
dirt and toes prehensile shaking
maledictions shared in whispers
bon vivant of naught and nothing
turning ghosts by pen to pictures
her late thoughts to chutes and ladders
hemingway and sinclair lewis
baggage claim and strident laughing
tricksters of the summer solstice
laid in layers lining Lyla
To share is human:
