he smacks her left hand
no he takes her left hand
and holds it over a fire
over an expanse of forgive
and accept and borrow
and grow NO he breaks her
hand under the wheels of
his wagon no he has no
wagon or wheels he is
driving off the map and the
law is chasing her scent

her hands grab the wheel
and steer left as he holds
a fire of NO in a wagon
trailing behind he and her

she applies mathematics
to her left hand and kisses
the wheel with his wagon
lips and breaks out chasing
fire under the map and the
scent that drives the law
and him over an expanse
of forgive and accept of
borrow and grow YES she
gives a spark the night sky
burns driving off he goes