POEM OF JOHN'S BIRTH

Hospital room swirlin
WAH WAH pedal on his "this one to eleven" voice
his wet lungs scream baby scream
"SCREAM, BABY! SCREAM!!!"
boo hoo heady head
spillin out legs spread

EAGLE

NORTH
EAST
SOUTH
WEST

home is where the range is

Aptos, Boston, Tenessee, So Cal,
He's cousins with chill out barbecue weekend
cousins with kill
and will you give up your where-abouts?
Where is everybody? and why are they all here?
they all there? why they say that?
family all over again
why they say that?
TALKIE TALKIE
GOBBLE GOBBLE
There's more
CHICKEN CHICKEN
BWOCK! BWOCK!

all over again

A long ways coming
all over again
500 years
all over again
used to be a bee in a tree

he came out screaming this time
sting your ears this time
he came out screaming

pierced the scrubs
the linoleum floor
the white linen
the stainless steel

ouch little guy!!!
why you cry?