I tried to build a bridge
out of the wall that kept falling
apart and reassembling itself
over and over like a broken record
but it turned out there was no need
because all around us was only
undifferentiated matter and not even
a gulf of polluted water to traverse
we could make do with a leisurely stroll
or a tin can apparatus to communicate
even sending photographs to be developed
on the laundry line out the window
But when the music breaks and confetti
litters the stage like our tears down our face
all I know is the recognition that we experienced
the same as we together sobbing embrace.
Joshua Keiter 