Always with the same story
to anyone who will look into your eyes.
Born and raised in Pasadena
in the brick house on the slope,
member of the sex battalion
of 1972, cap and gown on the floor,
Forgotten by the Pacific
and its streaks of volcano sand
peppering the coast line,
Shacked up with the man who makes
babies out of treasure
and keeps his money in a sock
in the back bedroom. A goodfella.

05/17/2012

Posted on 05/17/2012
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