settling score chores / may have / left me a little happily-ever-breathless /
but what are these millions worth / w/o a reunion / before closing /
credits / come up cocoon / wrap this bitch /
up / in emergency blanket / present /
her / to me / patient among emergency scurry / waiting/
greasy / with appreciation /
exhausted / scene in front of the exhaust /
of an ambulance / complete with surrogate / child /
I happened to save /
not for nothin’ mind you /
another gun shot notch / my shoulder caught /
happens so often I forgot /
she calls me / courage
sometimes we lock lips /
making the previous battle /
penultimate
and tear-ups only after /
math