Alternative Power
Jamie Ross

How things work for me this autumn
since Red Dog's down by cancer,
my bursitis then the loneliness
for Farah driving County Twelve,
caliche rotten asphalt wrecked
both tie-rod ends the pinion rack,
with Buford in the housing
who can fix the blader. All of us
not home so much, Ed Taylor's
took three heart attacks last
Saturday was grisly. Still he talks
computers like a genius eats
his enchilada spills a bit
on how to print the photographs, he'd
do my book he says except
he's been pre-occupied; Epsons run
on batteries for Lord's sake
so can you.