Paradise Lost virginity
In a church parking lot
I wasn’t worried about
Where to hide my gun
Baseball diamonds in the rough
Forgotten plots of genius
Dead things on the side of the road
Smoke through bullet holes
Snacks that don’t make you
Hate yourself
Golden hills burnt black
Billboard bushes
And fast food tumbleweeds
The birds returning
Bridge NO. 68.451
WHITEWATER RIVER
All caps, Helvetia, green background
Half of the sky is gray
And the other half is white
Beating things down
Blowing things up
At this moment
None hurt my head
(This poem was recited for the first time on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Kirby’s Beer Store, in Wichita, KS)
Schwervon! 