From now on every autumn
will burn
The only question
will be whether the flames
are set by figments
or by nature.
Certain citizens have determined
that figments
are preferable to nature.
And who can blame them?
Not us.
Blame can only be ascribed
by the better armed.
…
In my dream
I pretend you aren’t there.
Scrubbing stains from my conscience
in someone else’s name.
…
Children always learn quick,
find the hidden lesson
where adults forget.
What will they learn when told
get in line
also to stay away
from each other?
…
Philadelphia:
a young man swings his bat
dips his bandanna
in vinegar
prepares for combat.
Is he antifa
or Proud Boy?
We must know so that we can tell
if he is doing
bad things.
…
The plums in the icebox
are mine.
You can’t have any.
…
Presidents
do
not
get
sick.
If they did
he would simply heal himself.
Just like he will heal
your stocks,
your troubled bank accounts,
your neighborhood
from the threat
of public housing.
Do not doubt him.
There is no drug more powerful than nostalgia.
