I AM ALVIN JONES OF HOUSTON.
MY FIRST SLIP WAS THE CLAY THAT COLLAPSED
WHEN I REACHED FOR THE DOME’S SPINE:
I DID NOT SWEEP THE SHARDS.
I POURED THE SEAM.
Arboretum jog at 0400: humidity 98%
Care-home spoon held steady by trembling hand
Gumbo pot screaming RED in zero-g
Bonnie Tyler peak folded into care-loop
First breath drawn inside the dome