Sugarloaf

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A big sister or very young mother
watches herself in the storefront glass
arms freshly tattooed, dressed in
tight fitting tank top and pants
walking tall and proud

She meets all the watching eyes
and seems to drink the attention while
behind her a small, thin boy speed-walks
struggling to stay within  the range of
what might be considered a respectful
distance

Blank Generation

Significance

Dark night, wet road
walking in a crosswalk talking
The on-coming car with one
working headlight approaches
too fast and misses you
by only inches.

You see the side of the driver's face,
and your presence - the near fatality of
his proximity - doesn't register at all there.

 

Was He Ever Alive?

Sometimes Prison Is Home

Sometimes I like you better
when I cannot see your face
or observe what you do
or hear what you might say
and how you might say it.

Sometimes I wish I could.

Joe Frank: Reality Check - UnFictional on KCRW

Joe Frank: Reality Check - UnFictional on KCRW

The ever outstanding Joe Frank. For many years, his was the voice in the darkness that I heard while  driving or laying awake..