back in the beginning he said back when folks would
back in the beginning he said back when folks would
arguefy about just about anything somebody I forget who
somebody took me aside and like so many barbers who
paradoxically are as bald as eggs decided to tell be about
the eagles and this was of course toot sweet a priori a
metaphor for being a man or at least being a man round
these here blocks of concrete and coffee cups and figuring
out just what it means to be where we are short and short
haired short changed short cocked smiling in the parking lots
of liquor stores avoiding nuance avoiding the radio and the
suntans on drivers sides no one makes a move out of panic
no one vamooses a boat out to sea anywhere not at least
to actually go somewhere just around in circles