LET'S

Ricky Garni

here is the order in which it happened:

I said, "I think that the room
	should just be filled with space.
		no books at all
		and maybe just one rose
on a table."

amy said, "I could put the baby 
		to bed."

by that she meant:

	"let's take all the trash
	and put it in the trash, 
		but let's do it

 tomorrow."

		I put on a record:

next, I wheeled around
	and almost 
		 fell down, like
 trotsky

		dancing to melodies

		on the record player.


amy said, "you could help me
		clean the kitchen."

by which she meant,

"by tomorrow,
	you will have forgotten

all of this."

and


   "please be careful"



trotsky

          I turned to face her


by this, I meant
		that I loved her



on the kitchen table, I drew


 a small rose.                 I looked out the window


and watched the
	sun rise


please help me,
 it says,

to
understand

by this,
	 I meant that
 		I was almost

asleep.

by that,
 	amy was already

asleep, and I

        adjusted

            the knob

                on the

                  record player


the music had returned

        to its rightful owner



by now,
 the rose
    opened towards
        the light
           of the
                  sun

by this I mean,

amy was alive
	and asleep,

I was asleep,

      and with amy

     was alive, and 

underneath one fragrant petal I rested

 my head for eternity and ever

by now, my breathing was                almost complete, 


by now, I