(one from october) airstream

a sharp smart
in eyelid corners
after a quick inhale
of crisp october air.
it tingles, a nosetip
almost-sneeze,
furious blinking.

i clench a weight
of wind in hungry fists,
release it as
currency, the cost
of explaining
forward momentum.

a wet wobble
in swept current,
after a riverbed heart
of smooth regret
slides loose, chooses
flow — over staid,
stubborn eroding.