2,855 (Winter of 2006)

sorry for the formatting. it should be three columns but more far apart. not easily accomplished on blogger.

2,855.
(winter of 2006)

Young me n
bagged

Like produce

have come back home;
their young lives-

p i c k e d-

from the arid fields
of war

.

The cashier bags the cherry tomatoes.

Bag and buy,
bag and buy.

Broadway will be full tonight;
Full of full-bellied tourists,

buzzing over

the sound of

white
light

.

…

Bag and buy,
bag and buy.

"103 in October alone."

Paper or plastic?
She asks,
and I wonder-

Why?

Bag and buy,
bag and buy.