How it comes to pass 

See here          little faltering one
           that radio song is for you          a top ten hit
ten years ago     and the car	      gently nudges
           the house          where air circulation
is bad          you can’t breathe          correctly
           not getting the sap               under your nails
is a shame       this earth can bear               almonds
           can’t you stand a little straighter
even though the limelight               not meant for you
           looks luscious on skin             whose is it
two bodies converging             when does it happen
           when the taste of salt              sticks for days
you grow old                      the kite at its peak
           can drift for hours                    if the wind is right—

Reprinted from The Waiting, published by the University of Iowa Press.