On receipts at hand I write
desiderata in narrow lines…

  I will write on anything,
on any nearby scrap of paper.
or sundry liability waivers,
crap from school for good behavior,
menus left behind by waiters,
squares of shiny wrapping paper
for the gifts I will do later.
Whatever it is; where I find it,
use anything on hand to write with.
Recording the drama and tedia
 in mixed media.

  Listen in and be led
by the storms inside my head.
Fill the page with what they said
until there are no tempests left
 or I’m out of lead.