Toshie was electrochemical green
neurological green
nerve end green

when the brain pan cracked
and dizzy cells were spun

in all directions
they built their bridges
back to green

and beyond green
there was pine
roemary and fig leaves

for me it’s words
and the habitual DNA

of blank or flat
spark or dazzle or dream

and beyond the ganglia
of least resistance
there’s a thesaurus
and a world
of other peoples languages

and the journey is in French

and aquamarine
and the journey is all Greek
and vermillion

and the solution is to connect
the green nerve
to the burnt umber nerve
to connect the sparking nerve
to the ear

the eye
the tongue
and the rainbow flesh