The Cold Side Up
for Tim Yu

I’m all about blanching.

I cut the steering tube off and ream the crown to accept the fork.
A tool used for transporting things. A rubber hammer or mallet.

Three, maybe four prongs. Quick and responsive steering,
you function more smoothly. There is no other way to swerve.

A trophy bass lake in springtime. A large community
of instinct and technology. We go spelunking.

I fetch dead baby bird, featherless and blue.
In the left hand, limp. Shorter amounts of life.

Dry rivers in pairs without warning.