five mens' wounds

after i asked if you
ever enjoyed sex and you said
"well, certainly not the first
who barged in from the cold and
called me even colder"

and no more was to come
from the car home
from your hospital work

i had a dream we took
a crowded train into the …

Getting Punched in the Arm Over the Summer

"Well, I've heard that he's been real broken up since his mother died, y'know. I heard that last night he just kept ordering drinks he wasn't drinking and food he wasn't eating. It's just like he craves this nourishment but he can't take it in."

Miguel Algarín …