ZAP
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Aaron Anstett
Aaron Anstett's first collection of poems, SUSTENANCE, was published by New Rivers Press. His second collection, NO ACCIDENT, was selected by Philip Levine for the Backwaters Press Prize and is forthcoming in 2005. He lives in Colorado with his wife and children.By Aaron Anstett
Published on 02/19/2005
"Zap, zap," some ray-guns say to rag-color pigeons
pecking cement, now dishwater-color smoke and ash.
"Yardbird, yardbird," a short man shouts, with too many clothes on,
slopping vodka, daylight, down his robot throat-hole.
pecking cement, now dishwater-color smoke and ash.
"Yardbird, yardbird," a short man shouts, with too many clothes on,
slopping vodka, daylight, down his robot throat-hole.
"Zap, zap," some ray-guns say to rag-color pigeons
pecking cement, now dishwater-color smoke and ash.
"Yardbird, yardbird," a short man shouts, with too many clothes on,
slopping vodka, daylight, down his robot throat-hole.
Walk/Don't Walk's the small haiku cross-lights implore.
The dangling window washer, off-season aerialist,
causes little storms each lift of the squeegee
from his red, sudsy bucket. The board he sits on drifts.
LABOR READY/SMOKER FRIENDLY signs insist and PAID TODAY/
CHECKS CASHED HERE. Meantime, the sun shines
on all these wrist watches. Who shot the pigeons?
What is the proper way for a man to live?
Copyright © Aaron Anstett, 2005. All Rights Reserved.
pecking cement, now dishwater-color smoke and ash.
"Yardbird, yardbird," a short man shouts, with too many clothes on,
slopping vodka, daylight, down his robot throat-hole.
Walk/Don't Walk's the small haiku cross-lights implore.
The dangling window washer, off-season aerialist,
causes little storms each lift of the squeegee
from his red, sudsy bucket. The board he sits on drifts.
LABOR READY/SMOKER FRIENDLY signs insist and PAID TODAY/
CHECKS CASHED HERE. Meantime, the sun shines
on all these wrist watches. Who shot the pigeons?
What is the proper way for a man to live?
Copyright © Aaron Anstett, 2005. All Rights Reserved.