weather could be a problem in Florida
tomorrow, but pollen is streaming
through my windows all evening. and
i wonder, what does it smell like
in space? do moon rocks change
scent with the prolonged darkness or
the sudden decaying burn of re-entry?

i want to read to you inside
the nostril of a rocket. the rain
will clear our sinuses before we
are set ablaze.

072005 // revised 012023