jimmy, janice, kent state 4. joe yablonski & <br />the united mines workers, up/down, in <br />smokeless mirrors; angela D, <br />they said she done it <br />so down she goes; paul turns in <br />his photo i.d. and pepper turns to salt <br />in wounds we didn't know we were <br />accruing because the beat went on. <br />we kept time <br />with a spiro agnew watch. <br />holy catfish; ah, well, no: <br />the priestly berrigan boys <br />are brought to ground. <br />someone invents <br />the mary tyler moore show. <br /> <br />Finally, <br /> <br />something legal <br />to alter the consciousness. <br />i worked at the wtc, the real one. <br />so, what do i get? <br />had i thought to go to israel that year <br />i would only have gotten to the wailing wall. <br />i'm in reruns at this point. <br /> <br />(april,2014, Brunswick, GA, <br />after reading a NYT article)<br /><br />Dale Tushman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/aces-and-eights/
