The neighbor kid behind me
in line, twitching,
with black widow bites down his arms,
about to implode
into obituary.
Or the one in the vacant lot
packing powder in a pipe
to blow himself away
in a blizzard of dirty pigeons.
There’s the guy on the bus
with inflammable breath,
nudging me.
God don’t let that be
my bombshell daughter naked
in a sleeping bag on a public bench
with gaps in her teeth, picking at scabs.
I say to myself
behavior isn’t contagious,
the spray from that vomiting vagrant
can’t infect me with DTs.
But that youth who was caught
letting himself into my home
to stash contraband
and steal heirlooms—
please tell me he’s not
my tunnel-eyed son,
quick with excuses,
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