9.

coffin rods. open casket. umbilical
cord. broken cup. coughing
coffee. rusty spoon. upside
omelets. beginning again. crusty
money pile heap of shit. a deck of
cards an empty page. the dirty side
of the road. the other side of the
tracks. an open casket. the other
body another plain of existence.

one dollar bill. 1974. tuesday afternoon.
a bottle of beer. the ring you found
on the way to work. bed sheets. painted
paintings a portrait of your father, young
and still grey. like a noose.