I've told you about
Paul
My friend who died
Running across the
Street
He was in the right
By the way, the bus
Had clearly stopped
Flashing
Lights, a clear warning
The car sped through
Though, killing Paul,
Throwing him into the
Bus
Masked, looking forward
To a day full of fun and
Candy, he crossed mask
Down
And then Paul
Was dead just like
That
The bus driver was
Dean
When I was six
I couldn't tie my
Shoes
No one had taught
Me
See
But Paul showed me
How just loop this one
Over that one and then
Loop
Paul was killed on
Halloween
Struck by a
Neglectful
Driver
Dead at six
Wearing a
Mask
Imagine being a boy
But not quite a boy
That transition stage
Of adolensence when
You are not man but not
Boy
Imagine being a man
But not quite a man
That transition stage
Of adolensence when
You are not boy but not
Man
My brother, my sweet
Sweet brother once said
I don't see a man, when
I was that moment
Between
It sticks with you, those
Words
I've been thinking about this for a few
Hours
My sternum turned to bone
All of a sudden
I knew a cat
With a similar
Condition
Sternum protruding
From his furry
Chest
The vet said
It was noting to
Worry
About
But I worried
And I am
Worried
This is let me take a minute let me take a break
This is how we or do we take a break or can we
Are you sure we can or this is how we do or are
Are are are are are you are you are you are you
Over
Take a break
Rivers wash away
Carrying our shit
To who knows where
But who knows, knows
Where
There must have been
Some first human, bedecked
In naked who realized this
As he watched his shit
Float
This was supposed to be
Pretty. This was supposed
To make me think of green
And leafy things, so strong
Crisp
Snapping against our legs
As we break the grass before
Us working so hard to reach
The shore where we can
Shit
