"Late Sketches of Arthur"

"the poet is truly a thief of fire."
isolate
scrutinize
introduce
bring out
over the years you’ll learn this & a few
other
most necessary things.
seated work is terrible
agony on hot days.
military figure sustains
the heavens.
expert says - good vintage, truly
delicious.
you need to meet him
in order not to perish
in this fickle industry.
circumcision’s bureaucracy.
the candidate sniper opens the window with a bang – no-good - bad, bad ...
people are the determinant of region, remember:
scrutinize.
thought is like milk
poured into coffee. & you're the coffee.
you won’t recognize yourself on the street, archer.
the tabloids won’t tell you:
"citizen R. was killed last night in a particularly brutal way. Well, the perpetrators... "
"Mrs. R. gave birth to her sixth child & is feeling well..."
have you burned the pictures?
give me the ashes, now - white plate & something to wash it down.
I missed the tram.