your name
noun: a conversation with person
dedicated to person, a career
we verb at the location together;
you asking me about how I've been
as the noun beat down
and we talked about noun.
You verb you didn't believe in it,
and I strained to noun
why: for you, the person of career, the
person whose body is his temple,
the person who will verb to the
noun. You loved the thought of
noun, the thought of noun, of noun,
of noun. And I sat there
in the noun while you sat
on the edge. I verb past tense. Then it
occurred to me: you would want
a method of verb-ing more adj,
adj, more adj, more adj,
than a nuclear war. You'd want to
verb them one on one, person to
person, with your body parts. And your body parts
lit up. I was beginning to verb,
adj, only years later. I'll remember
you with the noun in front of
your noun, and your love of verb.
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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