what was yesterday? something gone, just there, beyond the sight line. perspective shift, we were all there, one moment until another. like rinds before they sour in the sun, basking heat. break down. it all comes to breaking down the constituent parts, the constituents. we laughed at that, by the fire, by the shore, by the curb. she grabbed hold of her hair and tied it in a such a way that was improbable if not for the moon. shiny, pock-marked, ultimately marooned. something blue and wilted, tinge of green, promise never to forget. was it yesterday?