Jerry Ratch
Photo: iowa_spirit_walker
The line of the unemployed
wrapped back on itself
like an accordion pleat
and extended all the way across
a great hall
and you could see the faces
of them, bluish and drawn
under the dim florescent
lighting
First in line were laid-off
bees
weeping with their wings
hanging down
dragging on the ground
Jerry Ratch
Photo: chefranden
A canister of unused laughter taken from the mouth of a baby not yet born
A splinter of wood from a cross, perfectly preserved in dark tea
taken from the belly of a dead Irishman
A milky vial of smog taken from the air of Los Angeles circa 1965
A lock of hair [...]
Jerry Ratch
Photo: evoo73
They come to the new world,
but bring the old world
with them.
The six-second rule.
When their bagel drops
face down
on the café floor,
apparently it’s the old world
six-second rule that applies,
instead of our own
more modern
three-second rule.
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