an eight ball
sits on the bed
of a rundown motel room
my friend did
one too many lines
and stopped breathing
his body, blue
propped in the closet
he waits for me to call 911
and i will
in the morning
when the blow is gone
and when i, too, am gone
- circa 1988
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
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