FOR CESARÉA TINAJERO ❋ Laura Bardsley

from a short distance, palabra

mistaken for tintinnabular, garbage trucks

mistaken for string sections, drunken wails

mistaken for porno scores, caterwauling

mistaken for light rain, domestic disputes

mistaken for Friends reruns, pop songs

mistaken for cicadas mating, aerodynamic sheet metal

mistaken for fjords, a fire escape

mistaken for nothing; a silent opportunity,

calescent breath down brick neck