DOG
HAIR OF THE DOG
I know someone who has been OFF of life support for
11 days The doctors say this is not even possible but
some human-egos are rock solid survival machines
Others cave and flee with regularity Or resort to
substances with names like Mary Jane + Skag
Dull the ache take the peak out of peak experiences
Then there are those who say: I am gonna save this
place this ship of fools this quintessence of dust this
blackness world this Ebola I am also in touch with a
man father of 1,211 children The 1/2 sibs found each
other on Facebook Sperm daddy Sperm daddy i will
find you and when i do we will get acquainted compare
moles Sperm daddy Sperm daddy i love you
I find that I have been speaking aloud Stanza-chanting at
the crowd But today there is a meanness amidst the muffled
muzak The woman beside me leans in: Bitch if you keep
singing I’m gonna murder you I know inside we likely won’t
survive with our deep nostalgia + hopeless longing Our
irrational pursuit of the cure Some of us have crossed the line
we’re just not that fine anymore
There was a brief time when I had a magnificent dog + no cares
In a recent dream we baked him into holy wafers & gave them
out at the sidedoor I read that whatever you believe will happen
in the end will happen It just makes so much sense When you
cross the marshlands in the bluish light the dog will be there with
all of your music + your father burning burgers on the bbq
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Summer 2014
songanddancegirl 