From Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika, 1826-1828
Courtesy of the Biodiversity Heritage Library
[Did you call me today.]
The length of a mouse’s tail
varies based on the temperature
of its environment after it’s born.
Plaster scraped in rings,
a paperclip nestled in contraction joints,
a river, the Susquehanna,
the pipelines curling under her face.
I like abstraction. I was born
wintered. What about when we were
taking a walk? A sentence knows
to fight. “People who are socially
anxious because they fear others
will think badly of them often
use self-protective strategies which,
unfortunately, backfire…avoiding eye
contact and speaking as little as possible…
can mistakenly come across as arrogance,
standoffishness or...a lack of interest
in the other person.” Like a network of
vines and electrical cables, scaling aged brick.
When mouse populations have excessive
food sources, they relate in a hierarchy
of individuals. The ungodly
flossing. [I have L currently/Are you
free tonight.] A mouse’s heart beats
250-350 times per minute. [I prob
missed it. Sorry.]