n: ot
a: lot of
t:ime to
a:ttest that
l: oquaciousness is
i: ndicative of
e: veryone

aging eyes become milky and green;
this house with its back hallway hollowed out
bordering on collapsing and obscene.

we used to camp during tornados.
we used to laugh at the ping ping ping
and cry at the woosh bam pow fwwring.