Rescued Poetry (1990-1995)

spoiler for "No"

No  

No, Sylvia!

BLUE COATS—

For lack of air.

And Utterly without ANY other connotations for this color.

The gas you will inhale.

Has already deprived your body’s messenger boys in soldier’s uniforms

Of the courage that ruddies and readies.

You have shut your door of inspiration--

NOT open it by opening your digit!

They ran out to escape a coward general.

[written in 1990]