and the 

 backs 

of 

the 

reminders 

were 

                         stopping the sense of/

we spoke with clarity 

                                   and a sense of righteousness

                as we parlayed

                                       with a sense of itself
                                         weapons grade negotiations
and trade agreements over eggs and kentucky ham
the slippage was erased
the starch was in the shirts
whiter than white
                          we texted bad jokes
 and complained about
                                    basketball games