was a firefighter
for the army
till they cut him dd
for using blow
he buys the next round
says he tramped
after that
dropped acid
with the doors
after a concert
in madison
been tending boiler
at the firestone plant
last sixteen years
and me?
confused mostly
i say
slurring my words
explaining the difference
between induction
deduction
and the general lack of return
in any of this
he buys another round
double jack
your problem
he says
is thinking
way hell too much
lill pussy do you good
fingers in his mouth
whistles loudly
this is my wife
he pinches
the leggy brunette
with potato-sack
hands
you game
einstein?
cogan
Justin Hyde is a poet resides in Iowa, where he attempts to rehabilitate criminals for a living. Many more of his poems can be read on his blog, Partially Domesticated, at http://fdostoev.blogspot.com/