Some Little Ones

Branding

Used to be what men did to animals.

What owners did to slaves.

Now embraced by the Great Society.

Our new ideal.

To be branded.

 

Over Time

Our bodies begin to obey our pleasures

in middle age.  Our laps open to receive our loves.

Our eyes dissolve the hard news into soft grey fur.

Even in sleep we weave up dreams

from the colored rags of our days

to soften our steps.

 

Road Trip

Stuck in Stuckeys with truckers starin’,

she’s on display in downtown Herrin.