ACCOUNT OF MY DAYS
Sequence: 5
BLUE TWEED WITH FLECKS
for J.D.
Help in unlikely places
after the dirty pavement, the long drive,
artists bruising themselves with pink and acid green,
swimming pool of dark fins and bleeding lights,
doctors with paper hands, the intuitional labor,
a langorous thumping through the walls
(the old couple at it again
but blaming the noise on you),
help
from sitting still,
relief with your glass of wine
and my voice telling you
whatever comes next
your jacket with its flecks of color
is perfect.