through a valley of other heads
teenager–couple dressed ever–past’s consensus confidence
in ever–now’s post–consensus steam
story–tell arch–typical heroes–look–describe
brighter–she distracts darker–he concerns
legs–out aren’t–you–lucky can–touch–’em
and–pout and–oh twenty–mins &–laugh–done
bus–stop hiss–door teens–out
she jumps the piggy back & steals
through–the–glass his so––again face
in the valley of other heads
my–age flow–smile all–bus scene–concur
been–there got–the–scars so’ve–the–kids
enjoy while–you–can dash