Ruelle

not just a lane, back alley

or narrow street

more than just asphalt

and the shadow

of wooded back yards

the dappled light

of Sunday mornings

passing through chainlink 

and trellises

more than grapevines

and laundry lines

stray cats

chalk drawings

and the sound of church bells



more than that

it's also the space between

a bed...

... and wall



a mattress

compelled inch by inch

across a hardwood floor

by lovers

lost in the act of love



the worlds largest ouija board

straining towards YES

© Warren Layberry