Pores

Tip of nose

around the face

hair follicles

porous skin

dead skin 

dead skin

dead skin

Not fun to peel off

like a sunburn, revealing

new skin, baby skin.

Through these pores 

the dust comes in

the outside clamor

of the shopping carts

glistening in the sun

The chlorine drenched fumes

of the garbage truck,

The spray paint

of countless territorial graffiti

of sprayed anagrams, codes, warnings

creating textures- a tangle of lines, color, texture, space

The art of territory, embedded in my pores.