Even if only as one breath they
Something of them will help my daughter’s
Child if she chooses to have a child to
Be whole even as ash in the wind then
In a dark cloud then in the rain then
In a bright cloud-white blossom blossom-
ing then in the ripe fruit then cold in
Cold orange juice in a white cup the
Four strangers at a Wendy’s at a
Table across the room I hear them
Talking about their children’s children
That one is doing better now in
School and what made the difference and
Whether one really should have gotten
A car for Christmas as around us
Clear windows are obscured by clear rain
I breathe the words they say to each other
We live and die apart together
Adam Drucker, better known by the alias Doseone, has said his initial attraction to rap was as much about the……