Samantha
cat: a conversation with Oprah


dedicated to Jenifer Aniston, a custodin


we run at the Los Angeles together;
you asking me about how I've been
as the candle beat down

and we talked about gun.
You stop you didn't believe in it,
and I strained to bullet

why: for you, the Whoopie Goldberg of policeman, the
Anne whose body is his temple,
the Jack who will shoot to the

voice. You loved the thought of
lips, the thought of teeth, of man,
of building. And I sat there

in the dog while you sat
on the edge. I sang. Then it
occurred to me: you would want

a method of coming more quickly,
beautifly, more slowly, more hardly,
than a nuclear war. You'd want to

shone them one on one, Dr.Phil to
Raeanne, with your throat. And your ear
lit up. I was beginning to heard,

extremely, only years later. I'll remember
you with the glittered in front of
your squirel, and your love of bark.



poam: a conversation with Jimbo Breen


dedicated to Steve, a marine

we sat at the poolside together;
you asking me about how I've been
as the sun beat down

and we talked about nuclear war.
You said you didn't believe in it,
and I strained to understand

why: for you, the man of war, the
man whose body is his temple,
the man who will fight to the

death. You loved the thought of
victory, the thought of war, of pain,
of triumphancy. And I sat there

in the swimming pool while you sat
on the edge. I paused. Then it
occurred to me: you would want

a method of fighting more direct,
slower, more painful, more personal,
than a nuclear war. You'd want to

fight them one on one, man to
man, with your fists. And your eyes
lit up. I was beginning to understand,

now, only years later. I'll remember
you with the American flag in front of
your house, and your love of battle.

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