no lemons passing by

the joke was on him but the cleaning was not
full of rebel chic and wine dropping
he was not used to the shine
it used to come off so easily
particularly when it came off the hamper
and it was off again and on again
never reaching conclusions
the story brighter than not
dressing more fireworks than thunder
and conclusions worked the night
stealth and full of dark
shadows only reminder of light
dim blessing
the war went on over time
dressing in undress
the stakes were high and the mountains
no time for nonsense but there it was
no debate in the matter
oceans opened and swallowed
it was past tense
nothing near and nothing far just nothing
worth noting
a missing letter and all was lost
dressing down to dress up
nothing but sawed juju
and times wait for crawlers
just in time for witnesses
it was all in line
the substance was there but it was all unclear
the beheadings and all that
don't know what was true
perhaps it was traffic passing by
there were no lemons

denis streeter   5/29/16