Blood / does not move
at a set speed / there are so many turns and knots
for the cells to navigate / the world is moving
unsteadily / and I can’t promise to be on time /
with the state of / the I-15 in afternoon
traffic / and the poor engineering
I desperately want to know
the name of everything / so I will know
maybe I’ll understand / the function or
lack
My daughter asks / if she should be scared of/
black widows / her teacher told her they / can hurt
her with their / mouths
I told her there’s / plenty of room in / the desert but
it doesn’t hurt to be careful
Break the world into / its pieces / the wonder
will not work / when you put it
together / the wear / the edges / unsmooth
made broken / the natural process of knowing / makes it different
changes the body / the vessel / the mechanism