close to the bone
for mike taylor
some of us never really existed
our ghosts paper thin
like bruised bananas
we all love
so very close
to the bone
in death
we send postcards
i want to make a movie
starring you, me &
billy the kid
i want to bring us all
back to life
John Dorsey is the author of several collections of poetry, including harvey keitel, harvey keitel, harvey keitel, with S.A. Griffin and Scott Wannberg (Butcher Shop Press/Rose of Sharon Press/Temple of Man, 2005), Teaching the Dead to Sing: The Outlaw's Prayer (Rose of Sharon Press, 2006), and Sodomy is a City in New Jersey (American Mettle Books, 2010). His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.
for mike taylor
some of us never really existed
our ghosts paper thin
like bruised bananas
we all love
so very close
to the bone
in death
we send postcards
i want to make a movie
starring you, me &
billy the kid
i want to bring us all
back to life
John Dorsey is the author of several collections of poetry, including harvey keitel, harvey keitel, harvey keitel, with S.A. Griffin and Scott Wannberg (Butcher Shop Press/Rose of Sharon Press/Temple of Man, 2005), Teaching the Dead to Sing: The Outlaw's Prayer (Rose of Sharon Press, 2006), and Sodomy is a City in New Jersey (American Mettle Books, 2010). His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.
