Survived By

Heart strap

thread of renewal

blood through a mucus membrane

stop. it don’t stop

thread through a needle’s eye

wet throng of need

don’t ever stop

need, the relative

            pronoun implying possession

            Demons

in the boom box

strung over shoulders

resent rhythms

life’s train

            don’t derail

            dare not stop

            taking ways

            away.

                                    9/14/94

                                      NYC