My New Jacket
Posted: January 17th, 2005, 10:15 am
Brakes raked the sand;
gradual halt in the morning.
Enigmatic coffee cup glitters a hello.
Idiot radio DJ with a skit
awakens my anger
--RADIO OFF--
The dog has taken a drink of water
from its round metallic bowl.
Trails of water on the wooden floor.
My socks absorb it
and I hope it is just water
with a scrunched up face.
Pile of post down at the front door,
junk mail, junk mail,
bill, bill, bill,
package from an Ebay auction I won:
a classic style biker’s jacket.
The jacket is old and weathered,
the leather is broken and ancient.
I hold it up to the light to inspect it
as the dog tilts his head and sniffs.
The jacket looks good and heavy
and the zippers are chunky, threatening.
I put the jacket over the back of the chair,
have another coffee.
I watch the dog jump up on the chair.
He gives that jacket a good ol' sniff.
I'm smiling and watching MTV2,
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss.
gradual halt in the morning.
Enigmatic coffee cup glitters a hello.
Idiot radio DJ with a skit
awakens my anger
--RADIO OFF--
The dog has taken a drink of water
from its round metallic bowl.
Trails of water on the wooden floor.
My socks absorb it
and I hope it is just water
with a scrunched up face.
Pile of post down at the front door,
junk mail, junk mail,
bill, bill, bill,
package from an Ebay auction I won:
a classic style biker’s jacket.
The jacket is old and weathered,
the leather is broken and ancient.
I hold it up to the light to inspect it
as the dog tilts his head and sniffs.
The jacket looks good and heavy
and the zippers are chunky, threatening.
I put the jacket over the back of the chair,
have another coffee.
I watch the dog jump up on the chair.
He gives that jacket a good ol' sniff.
I'm smiling and watching MTV2,
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss.
