Like Anyone
Grace, action, redemption.
Lies, jokes, truth, faking truth.
Teeth gnashed, nauseous, nauseated.
Remembering, forgetting war.
Moments, a day.
Did the back hurt?
Did it hurt to stand?
Hand held by hands.
Anyone, a neighbor, say.
Sick unto death.
Saying what is said of the strength to go on.
Whether or not: strength.
Whether or not: one went on.
Like anyone.
Cincinnati Review 2005, rev. 2012
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The Train Explodes
The train explodes.
One pays the fare.
Snow falls in a song.
A door closes.
One pays the fare.
There is a platform.
A door closes.
Words explain.
There is a platform.
There is a timetable.
Words explain.
Dark is a metronome.
There is a timetable.
Stars implode.
Dark is a metronome.
Fear halts desire.
Stars implode.
Snow falls in a song.
Fear halts desire.
The train explodes.
Cincinnati Review 2005, rev. 2012
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