words

~

He asked
Where I was from?
I said
Right here, but
I was alone.
“You seem to
Fit in quite
Well.”
“Thanks,” I replied,
Highlighting that
“Malleability was a
Dominant
Characteristic of the
Piscean.”
He smiled, said
“You’re funny,”
Shook my hand and
Bid me farewell.

Casey.
South Cali.
Typesetting
His Canadian, French
     Canadian
Women.
“You know”
They can dance.
“You know”
They can love.
I play jazz.
“I am the last of my breed.”
“They’ve automated me.”
But
I am happy
With my Pennsylvanian drum.

“Come visit,”
He offered,
It’ll be nice to
Know someone in
The neighborhood:
“You’re always well,
Come.”

S*
2001.10.26