EL PASO POEM
how it gained
in reason
to lose all
behind willowshow the willows
burned by the rio
for no one
to hide inthe border patrol
set it
w/ blue flames
pistols
and astringent airthey claimed
a match
would set
the area free
Even when Death inhabits a poem, he does not own it. He is a squatter. In fact, Death owns nothing. – Todd Moore
how it gained
in reason
to lose all
behind willowshow the willows
burned by the rio
for no one
to hide inthe border patrol
set it
w/ blue flames
pistols
and astringent airthey claimed
a match
would set
the area free