then when
breathed through broken
starts

seen by
one who declines
to

& would wait
'til the others are pulled
sharply off to the side

& would find
then
single, reciprocal

join to

step through

then when

what? diverts

western avenue
taylorsville road
blackstone
ormond avenue

north avenue
seventh street road
drexel
trevillian way

longest avenue
chicago road

also included in [this means war] cd

(instrumental)

who?
believes you?
that a raccoon ate the first
ate eight digits followed by a gland
ate four pair of knuckles dragging one swollen testicle
the zoo was skeptical

thank you for the postcard

i read the rows of
photographs-windows
these ovals a signature
i got the gist

this is where the first bomb hit london
& california was

dumb boys don't like being rattled
but the police couldn't get the facts

i assume these your signature
tho i cannot recall the reverse
(it's not in this pile)
& why i thought this from you

you would eat off a filthy face?
i also don't mind eating on the clock

elevators
come down for dinner

you don't have to punch out
i'll sign your time card
i'll pay you on the table