it's not a can
but you bottled it
you walked away
followed the other river
hours later
you had to catch an odd bus home
you did not want to get the bus
but you were too far from home
now the bus goes back and forth and all around the city hospitals
you did not know the city had so many hospitals
the sun makes the sky a feature, you think,
twice a day
but all day, really,
you
you are picking up blossoms
one by one