I. Rest Easy
His
shoes are clean
&
what ever it is
That
I find myself walking over
Does
not resemble coal.
II. Public Service Announcement
Do
not join the United States Army.
III. Public Service Announcement
Do
Not Join The United States Army.
IV. Brother
“I’m
going wherever Joe goes…”
V. Marc
Ask
David.
VI. PTSD
Ask
David.
VII. Marc has PTSD
Ask
David.
We
can’t. But, I did.
VIII. New Years Eve
We
showed up yesterday,
&
Jesus was in the room.
I
missed His entrance,
but
He saw me-
He
put the felted womb over my head
&
asked me if I was warm,
&
did I feel comfortable?
IX. Dad came home
You
didn’t answer the phone, so I cried.
You
asked me if he hit me, but it doesn’t matter.
X. Stuck with the Animus
I
am the old man you never got to be.
“When
I was your age there were shapes.”
XI. Korea
He
got hit by a car while crossing the street. She died in her sleep with her
daughters around her, having been bathed and soothed. He got hit by a bus while
crossing the street going to dinner. She sank to the bottom of the pool with
her lover; there are bruises on her elbows. He got hit by a tree driving his
car while he was drunk, there were four other people. He got hit by a bus going
to dinner. They got frustrated and high, unaware. He was in my lap & told
me not to tell.
A
year before, she died in pool, just like the Pretty Girl.
XII. PTSD has Marc
Ask
David.
XIII. Open for the
Public
They
did his make-up, rouged up and feminine. There are bruises under his eyes. The
purple tarnished cells follow the breadth of his bare cheekbones.
XIV. PTSD
Ask
David.
XV. Wise Cracks
We
showed up yesterday,
&
Jesus was in the room.
I
missed His entrance,
but
He saw me-
He
put the felted womb over my head
&
asked me if I was warm,
&
did I feel comfortable?
XVI. “I’m not, ask
David.”
He
held our heads too tight,
He
was drunk
&
I cried.
&
they watched me cry,
&
he held my head too tight.
He
was drunk,
&
he told me to,
“Ask
David.”
Jane.
(A Response)
