W e n d y  T a y l o r  C a r l i s l e

Beginning with a line from Desnos

many times upon a time

or at least more than one time

at a zinc bar in a little café

if it could have been a bit different, she said

by which she meant a bit better

for her

Reunion

If one of us gets shot,

we’re all coming back

to swear out a warrant

for the survivors.