and kindle wood for legs that

split apart with each step.

grades, snap.

money, snap.

jobs, snap.

college, snap.

life.

each of us stumbling through familiar streets

unable to recall why we're here.

as teenagers we audition for roles

and people we think we should be,

try on as many as a hundred labels, hats

names,

outfits.

anything to illuminate, define

the strangers we will become.