i am living inside

that moment

whose walls

are cellophane

whose head

is sand or wave

when it pounds down the strand

i am living inside

that moment

into which you set me

gently, carrying me

carefully over gravel

with salt water

on my lips

i am living inside

that moment

of catlike

equilibrium

arranged hair

utter claw

i am living inside

that twitching moment

of truth

you left on my

doorstep.