Another Rubber Tree Plant

across the endless desert pavement six feet dance a rapid two step keeping the mirage alive in mind that there is another side darting and dodging clouds that darken and fall to earth while passing cracks of quakes made evading rush hour rushing not mistaking making a b-line for grassy trees reaching the edenic opposite of the other now to stop and gasp grasping knowing now an ant recants the heroic crossing of a sidewalk in summer