the space library

for michelle reale

pablo, walt, t.s. and ezra

all have monster spaces

in history, but do they

have their own librarians?

no, but I do--

and her name is michelle

and she's so human I think

she almost can't take it

but she does--

she calls me buddy

and I giggle like a fruit loop

because that's what

we have built

between us.

like a rocket-

ship built of trust

and pillows

filled with books

and twinkies and milk

a goodnight kiss

so far into the future

we're already enjoying

a kind of afterlife

right here in the soft

sweet and timeless

library in space

we have built

between us.