Surety

I’m sure as wetness

follows steam.

I’m sure as cold

that follows

wetness

follows steam.

I’m sure as sweat

that follows heat.

The bead

of sweat that

follows steam.

I’m sure as heat,

as surety.

The bleed

and heave of surety.

____

I’m in the midst

of sureness,

sure as bricks.

I’m sure as cold

that follows

wetness follows

mist. The blood

and heft of sureness,

sure as mud.

I’m sure as blood

that follows

wetness follows

sweat. As sure

as heat that follows

wetness follows wet.

____

I’m in the mist

of sureness,

sure as steam.

The hiss and scream

of sureness,

sure as mist.

I’m sure as blood

that follows

meat. I’m sure

as meat.

I’m in the heat

of surety. The bleat

and seethe of surety.

The mist

that follows certainty.