Cataloging the Detritus of my Life
Distasteful,
Shameful.
But cold [and]
Fix[ed]
See[ing] nothing
To the
Skyline.
Run.
Up, down, over,
And unhappy
This had to
Happen to
Me?
I was not
Sure. [It]
Went on
And on.
Never repeated
I wish that
[it] stopped.
And cr[ied],
“I can’t.”
Over my head.
You dumped
Me hard.
It was impersonal;
didn’t wait to see
[Me] hit.
I was ragged,
Mean. And
Felt poor,
Shaved, blue,
Sharp.
[I] need sleep.
Speak to me!
I notice my mind
Sneeze,
[Go] cold.
Shoved under.
He Shall Rule
On the northern
Prairies.
With thousand[s] [of]
Other victims
We slept and
Ate outdoors,
The Pole five
Miles north.
Before daybreak
A blaring out
To wake the dead.
Charging down,
Marauding.
Startling to
[Be] shipping out
Early.
Packing,
Take along
Photographs.
I was
Confounded
[But], I could
Cut it
I suspect.
I’ll find out.
