4.15.2007

brother ken

I.

i know you
were hurt by
the limp you
had sunday

i know there
were only five
of us there
only a mass
for close friends

but i liked
your sweat pants
and flannel
more than your
long white robe

II.

maybe all
priests should wear
sweatpants and
ride their bikes
to breakfast

III.

i smiled when
you held the
host and i
could see your
long white socks

1 comment:

Kevin said...

I think the beauty of a certain type of writing is evoking a lot of feeling out of everyday situations in a powerfully simple way, and, in my opinion, you're great at it. I love reading these pieces that could have come out of a journal, but yet are clearly (somewhat) calculated. Just wanted to let you know.