Arrival Day
Here is
the bridge
they said
they’d burn
when they
got to it
now it’s
no joke
the burning
inside
that laughter
and tears
won’t
put out
the glass
doors
part auto-
matically
those
who can
walk those
who can’t
we push
like children
in strollers
in the foyer
a few lift
themselves up
and
sometimes
we place
bets
on
the one
we think
will run
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The Future
Like so many
pieces
of used
furniture
two daddy’s
daughters
argue over
how to
arrange and
rearrange
and
rearrange
the welcome
matt and
the deathbed
they agree on