It melts in your brain not in your hand

The puzzle pieces are all
right where you left them
try to remember the connection
seahorse   /   hippocampus
“indulgent & huge”
I forget why exactly…
an apparition             green, translucent
but pouring water was I still just a memory?
How was I to know?   The
dragon in the waves breathing fire & great plumes
of mist in the Manchurian surf almanac
on the shelf
next to Hawaiian Mythology & an empty
tequila bottle (Cabrito Reposado)
The sky’s overcast
velvet, or cement
the air is moving left to right
sea lions had wings once