this town (youtopia) is made on rivers.

we are her rivers. we are her watery streets,

paved in blue and varicolored tile

we feed the grass here. we feed the eternity,

and the truth of you, you

have to look at us, at the rivers mirror smooth.

don’t worry, lovely, we’ll wash away the rough. but you have to

look at us.

come into the center, the silence, which sounds like home.

if there is enough noise there is quiet, and you can be quiet here, or you can

scream. listen:

you can run from old love here. from honey lips and shining teeth,

from every biting thing.

you can stand on solid ground here,

where the people are beautiful and you are

one of them.