Beard
The young housewife next door shakes a rug
Out of her window and sees me:
"hello, Hank!"
God damn! it's almost like being shot in the ass
With a .22
"hello," I say
Gathering up my Visa card bill, my Pennysaver coupons
A Dept. of Water and Power past-due notice
A letter from the mortgage people
Plus a demand from the Weed Abatement Department
Giving me 30 days to clean up my act
I mince back again over the small sharp rocks
Thinking, maybe I'd better write something tonight
They all seem
To be
He is walking barefoot outside.
Back to the machine gun