he dreamt of the west.

rain

forever lost

hanging like a

misplaced thought

never touching the ground...

never touching the ground.

clear-eyed, far-seeing

hyphenated women.

dust devils

frantically unwinding

in the dry

heat shimmer distance.

muffled rattlesnake

nestled silent

in his boot.

cut a hole in that wall -

bring out billy the kid.

8/17/2020