SYNAPSE No, no, not here Not in the caves Not in the ripples that make me rethink Re-sync Reconnect and maneuver Too confusing for the average circuit to sustain Teeter totter Welding at noon to connectors Don't let things bounce around too much They'll ruin their atoms They'll lose their sheen in the joints Lie in the synapse Don't relapse or revert Don't let it be If it sizzles or rusts Batters oak Don't let it melt Because irrigation isn't supposed to kill Written in 2006. Poetry