you cover the carpet with prose then replace
the adverbs & adjectives on their hangers
zip the accusative case into parentheses
you who are possessive leave the key
with dean the essayist carry a handbag
& a book for the plane
check-in ten kilos
on the airport scales
slide through the scan
you never unfold those winter nouns
the promised cold nights in san lazzaro
change tenses until you sleep under a sheet
you use a dictionary a phrase book
leave punctuation behind
avoid repetition
you wash articles in the sink
sleep naked
your sonnet becomes vers libre