Sunday, May 3, 2015

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