Hospital

Superstar Billy Graham By Superstar Billy Graham

heart monitor

beeping,

waiting,

hoping.


a flicker of noise

that is death.


old man cancer-

urine and sanitizer.


too much,

did not want to come,

did not want to visit.


stinking thing,

cracked desert,

used to be-father.


don`t mind!

stay!

last breath.

How do the women feel?

How do the husbands and the boyfriends feel

looking at this body?

                                      Jealousy!

`cause I`m the women’s pet

and the men’s regret.

                                         Look at this body!

I spent hours upon hours training-

lifting thousands of weights,

drinking mineral water,

eating all my meat raw-

I don`t even cook my meat

                                         Look at this body!

I’m the man of the hour-

the man with the power!

the man that’s too sweet to be sour!

                                       Look at this body!

The superstar of the superstars,

Superstar Billy Graham,

In living, living color!

last bus (how he would come for you)

you would have to call your uncle.
he would come, a little drunk, he would come

run! he would come. run
past rustic fences and pillared porches

he would come, would get up, would not mind the long drive into the night,
he would come, butt after butt, he would come,
call him, come for you

grounded for the rest of your life, your mother said, not a minute pas!

but it was awesome, you danced
and he was there, and you danced with him and almost told him

but run you would have to call your uncle
almost there, just around the corner
doors closing, engine coughing softly

you start that final sprint.