My favorite Veterinarian

 

Draft 2

There are 

Only so many people we 

Meet in this life.

Some Angles 

Some Animals.

Not all are memorable 

But 

And 

Not-

all beautiful-

Not all Heroes 

Not all War Criminals.

Some doomed never being to leave the war.

I thought of the beautiful-

Women that stay with you 

People I didn’t 

Even speak to-

Stuck in memory 

Like  {fact}

The Sun is fire

water sometimes falls from the sky

And 

Green is the color of life. 

Taken as fact, based only on faith.

Unchecked 

Unverified 

Unvetted 

I thought of a beautiful creature 

I only saw twice in my life/

She had the feel of the Hawaiian

 Islands  breeze-

Fair skin

Korean if I had to guess but not the point-

The beauty of eyes has lasted 

Longer than teeth

Longer than hope 

Longer than the last rope I ever intend to use.

What made her 

Bright as light

Radiate 

And 

Glow-

Was the large scar on her fore arm-

A huge gash 

Like from 

An animal you are taught 

To play dead too 

Or 

Run 

From.

I never asked her 

About it-

{fear of post traumatic stress disorder 

Or it just wasn’t polite-}

Her face and hair may one day fade 

Go exstinct like 

the polar bear 

From the ice water of heart 

But that scar will remain-

And remembered amongst

All the other

Beautiful 

scars 

Frozen in time 

]forever]

Man of the House

 Quick outline sketch needs 

theme and maybe new ending 

My mother tells me 

It’s important to know about 

Yourself/-

She says my Great Grandmother:

“Raised my father-

She was in her late 80s.

Almost 90,

Raising a 5 year old boy-

She’d sell 

Homemade liquor 

Made from fruit. 

She sell it to the winos.

She’d keep getting arrested 

Told on by her 

Neighbors 

Every couple weeks 

No fine, 

Just a warning, 

To never do it again-

But she’d 

Get taken in regularly for 

Bootlegging 

Yand selling it cheaper 

than the 

Cantinas- 

{your great grandmother was a businesswoman

that way}

Tilll one day my father, your Grandfather had enough…

And declared himself ,

The Man of the house! 

At age of 5.

He put together his 

Own shoe shine box. 

And 

In what would be in today’s  currency-

Would be about a nickels 

Worth of brown and black

Shinolla-

Your uncles would call me

That to bully me but I got my 

Licks in to-

You better believe…

At five he put together his own box.

His own kit. 

A military man,

Asked him:

“What do you charge”

Your Grandfather responded 

“What ever be your will”

“Aren’t you too young 

to be hustling on the streets”

Your Grandfather responded 

“I’m the Man of the House!”

The military man like his answer 

And 

Would bring him his eight pairs of 

Boots. 

He wouldn’t pay him the standard 

Rate 

But 

take pity 

On an old woman 

And a 5 year old orphan. 

His grandmother was a business woman 

Buying the Toosa from the indigenous 

Women 

In the spring when they came down from the 

Mountains. 

(Needs weight and anchor before last vignette}

One time his Grandmother was talking 

To another old lady 

And she says 

I hate to leave you with 

The words stuck to n your mouth-

{note it sounds cooler in Spanish let’s see if I can get 

The slang right and if it needs a rework}

“But I gotta attend the man of the House”

Her friend looking at her 

Like your so old 

Who would 

Court you 

Who would give you 

The time of day.

{don’t be obvious here with the reveal, be clever and see if we can repeat a top line to bring in the landing}

Your grandfather would be 

tell me these stories with pride-

{needs bridge to conclusion}

My grandfather’s blood runs through my viens

So 

Does my Great Great Grandmother 

Hell Thee

Draft 1 idea 

 I told her I wanted to

Something 

Healthy 

I would deliver 

Out 

A regiment.

Supplying that

Vitamin D.

And she 

Let’s me mine her minerals

Regiment 

Supplement

-

Crumy

Oh I’m familiar with 

Bread crumbing.

She throws out crumbs to

Attract 

The birds-

Hoping to catch 

A beautiful swan 

Amongst the

Ugly ducklings

Attracting 

Various 

Birds 

Singing their 

Songs

Peacocks

Woodpeckers

And 

Cock Roosters

Just crumbs

It’s never more. 

But you also 

Called 

This strangest of 

Song birds,-

The 

Raven-

And I sing you this song 

Madame:

“Nevermore 

Never more

Never….”

Useful

 May 2010

(B Side)

I didn’t want to help

Not that way-

Not under threat of anger-

My lover 

My God 

My mother

I am useless.

(To you)

Unable to help

You-

Useless for your plans- 

The script is the same 

written in pseudonym-

No one bothers

to plagiarize- 

But what  of  the Masters 

Plan. 

Yes, 

I serve a purpose 

In the masters plan-

For I am master of myself! 

In

My plan,

I am useful-

Upon dying 

I will provide purpose

And meaning to others -

To the Florist, 

The maker of fine pine boxes,

And the Undertaker.

Strictly Ballroom or 1234

 May 2010

She said you were

a step back-

(And yes 

Spiritual growth)

She said not in this 

life-

She said you were

doing me a favor-

But if

You are

A step back

Should I believe 

The opposite of 

I.

And it’s dancing-

And yes I believed 

Her-

It gave me

Comfort-

I never said

I was 

A step forward 

[A step up

A stepping stool]

But 

I’m not 

Gonna 

Listen-

I still want to Dance 

With you

[ just

 hold 

My hand 

Again and again 

I’ll take a step back

You forward

[again and again] ]

Dark Doll

 May 2010 ish

Doll falls 

like a broken star

stalls-

girls, dolls-

Star fire

in the darkness.

Bright star.

There is a need-

for something 

Grandeur 

Other than playing 

with dolls.

Fake 

Eyes 

Lips 

Hair- 

your teeth are not for 

biting.

Respect loves, 

the innocence of love-

No respect for teeth.