here we all are again
at the edge of things
DOG and TOAD and CAT
titulary spirits of the threshold sat in typical form
between inside and outside
between entrance and exit
look out for
the shaking of the air
a cold snap at the nape
or any shape that seems familiar
you can rely on all of your senses
it's the real things
outside the solecism that are
UNRELIABLE
you may find yourself
walking around
the jambs and lintels
in an open field
leaning on the bent planks
fiddling with the knob
JUST DON'T OPEN THE DOOR
and if you must
don't walk through