This Town V

what's the mystery

in taking used tin

and stealing old bikes

in the middle of the night,

or when a shed burns down

and people flock to watch

the collapse of an

urban monument.

this town ought to be

something,

if only

a way out,

but when an old man

takes death by the mouth

and inhales

to grab hold

of the last breath

and exhales

the memory of the

last goodbye kiss

something seems

almost forgotten.