we conversed loudly through a ballerina's mirror
my imagination coiled in my hands
when I remembered every prayer
the zoo I'd only thought of
materialized with a finger around mine
and the iridescent glow of 30,000 highways
dissolved the dream into this life
I ran for mine
made a call to Chicago
shivered down Oakland
the act interrupted
brought back to the senses
not sick to think
I could have an accomplice.
