02
12
10
Film and Television Rights: Father



After a shower, sometimes I catch myself, sideways, through peripheral vision, or over my shoulder in the bathroom mirror, jowly, proportionally middle aged, love handled, and I wonder where in hell you are. Which thing of mine was yours to not necessarily give, either thrust upon or stolen.

You've three wives, and six kids I know of. And alive, somewhere warm, maybe taking someone's pulse, or your own, maybe forgetting your keys, losing your way home.

I don't know you, have never seen you.

Thank you for the back hair. It marks the spot where the wings were torn off.





«« (back) (forward) »»
the smell of honeysuckle what to do with old love letters




›comments[2]
›all comments

›post #316
›bio: john ball
›perma-link
›2/12/2010
›18:35

›archives
›first post
›that week




February Smackdown!

Category List
Angels
April - National Poetry Month 2005
April - National Poetry Month 2007
April - National Poetry Month 2008
April - National Poetry Month 2009
Blather
Blather
Correspondence
Demons
February Smackdown!
Here, I'm trying to be Funny
My personal favorites
Novel Excerpts
Random Memoir Fragment



Previous Posts
Albums. Landlines. Square television.
I don't love anything, not even Christmas
My favorite place in the world
How do you Plea?
Rashy
Eeyore