chain link fence

She lives

on a corner

her back yard

a chain link fence

Walks alone

each morning

six times ’round

the park

Cocked arms

pump

right angles

rapid

short steps

eyes ahead

speaks

to no one

I don’t know

her name

Someone

told me once

But I am horrible

with names

and forgot

After

six times ’round

she goes in

the front door

lets her dog

out the back

If he barks

too much

at walkers

she comes

to the door

hollers his name

goes back inside

What she does

all day

in her house

I don’t know

This morning

I thought

I’d go

stand

at the fence

Call his name

tell him

he will be

alright

But I am horrible

with names

and forgot

10-19-20