Passage

by Rae Armantrout

1

I held the framework

of my life in mind

with some precision.

I knew when I was

where — or where I was

when — but not many

incidents of my past had

actually been preserved.

Instead the frame served

as a cargo cult runway,

forever inviting

the future to appear.

I existed finally

as the idea

of temporal extension.

2

The creeper

lineates

the wall.

Flowers as punctuation?

Can you elaborate

on the passage?

Double meaning,

superposition:

hair standing on end

makes a creature appear

larger, more ferocious.