i can draw

by Aaron Howard

versions of lines and dots dashes of black or even color shades constellations planned or fell swoops influences crows feet or stretch marks plumbline or chalkline freckles turned on a lathe hills crevasses traintracks as the crow flies spider webs snail tours topography corduroy or homespun tuned on a lathe Lucky Strike or Benson & Hedges package designs targets and coats of arms flies fire praise blood stipple crosshatch gradation charcoal-- lighter fluid-- David Byrne-- spare ribs hair eyes thin neck hockeypuck pocketbook apple three bites gone two days left on top of “A History of Modern Music” graduated cylinder conclusions bookshelves waterline fugue subject 1st voice 2nd voice 3rd voice countersubject episodes exposition stretto past