Denver
catch a ride with them.
catch a ride with them.
become miles high with them
become miles high with them
become a smooth
become a smooth
light breeze
light breeze
filtering
filtering
through their tenacious lungs
through their tenacious lungs
(catch up breathing---
(catch up breathing---
in nose, slowly,
in nose, slowly,
hold---
hold---
visualize white screen,
visualize white screen,
fade---
fade---
slow release,
slow release,
and begin again---)
and begin again---)
Denver,
Denver,
the naked vigor of Neal’s town,
the naked vigor of Neal’s town,
this golden Larimar Street,
this golden Larimar Street,
beat car nicely clunking along
beat car nicely clunking along
engine bolts mirthfully coming loose
engine bolts mirthfully coming loose
about to drop more weight
about to drop more weight
Denver,
Denver,
uncertain of my arrival,
uncertain of my arrival,
assigns a one-eyed man
assigns a one-eyed man
to ask for a dollar,
to ask for a dollar,
to keep my karma alive
to keep my karma alive
to glorify this goldred mountain town
to glorify this goldred mountain town
to personify Jack's toothless railroad of the October earth bums
to personify Jack's toothless railroad of the October earth bums
to embrace the soft shadows of my near lost buddies,
to embrace the soft shadows of my near lost buddies,
sittin on some laundromat curb
sittin on some laundromat curb
drinkin hot stale beer
drinkin hot stale beer
or waitin in line by the DAV,
or waitin in line by the DAV,
just killing time
just killing time
the way phantoms do
the way phantoms do
out here lost in this rush of things
out here lost in this rush of things
this endless west road of things.
this endless west road of things.
this Larimar.
this Larimar.
this Denver.
this Denver.
7/31/73