it was time to reconnect
with the roads and streets
spreading out from my house
like blue and red veins
some take me out
others bring me back
i didn’t go far
it didn’t quite feel
like the right kind of day
but a few odd sights
and a second-hand record shop
set me right
and made me feel
as if I owned
at least
a small slice of my time.
i can recall an old lyric
about blood
feeling like red wine
it makes me think
of warm days
warmer than this.