Before his blue period & not near-
ly as slick, despite deep shit.
burning crazy & aggressive in THOSE
eyes, and that vicious 'we're sinking but we'll
all go down with the fucking ship'slant
on his hat that is more tha angel dust
whizzing through his velveteen blood.
Yea, Frank, the audience is with you,
breathe deep and fuck, fuck, Frank,
it's a clown of a life.
John Kinsella (Perth, Australia, 1963). Poeta, novelista, crítico, ensayista y editor.