lawrence welsh | el paso poem

EL PASO POEM

how it gained
in reason
to lose all
behind willows

how the willows
burned by the rio
for no one
to hide in

the border patrol
set it
w/ blue flames
pistols
and astringent air

they claimed
a match
would set
the area free

from Begging For Vultures – New And Selected Poems, 1994 – 2009 which is available: September 15, 2011. University of New Mexico Press. unmpress.com | Phone: 800-249-7737

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