Leveling Up

we are leveling up;
the you and me
morphing into a we,
an us that slips into our speech
unexpectedly.
the girlfriend and boyfriend
we've been tossing around
have set down on the ground,
and the future
that looked like tomorrow
is actually quite further off
and farther
along.

what to do what to do

boston is getting a bleaching,
the color leeching
out, puddling
around my shoes.