I review the
Fade Plan
late into the night
preparing
for my first visit
the goal is to
make yourself
unnecessary
driving in the majesty
of sunrise
I think I can see
the curve of the earth better
in winter light
a bronze cowboy
struggling out of
the brick wall
of the municipal building
with his bronze horse
pained expression
it’s weird to put that poster there
a sterile posh interior
on the outside of a
rundown thing
store window reflecting icy
over the peach colored walls
and Christmas tinsel inside
I recently have seen two
different funeral homes
that right under where
their signs say such and such
FUNERAL HOME
they’ve put a giant
CLOCK
rude
faded fruit decals
glistening near a loading dock
gliding in the majesty of
driving
the city on the map
the frozen marsh
the trip
cruising
on the clock
at A.B.’s house
the clock was so wrong
I thought it was upside down
he asks me what skills I have
and tells me he met Obama
at a coffee shop
when I leave
driving down the slope of Ridge Ave
in the majesty of sunset
I see out over the edge of the world
I see out over the edge of the world
the bridge with
iron flowers painted primary colors
at every joint and junction
the map of the city
the circle
complete
I lay in the tub
and feel like
I’m looking down at the ceiling
from up on the floor
