-poem 1017 (101)-

proof of poetry

and the facts are such

as they are remembered.

my childhood

friends lace-up their spikes

advanced from the laces

of their sneakers.

on the corner, the sweeping

fins of the automobiles seem designed

so as to be leaned upon.

In the park at twilight,
the dugouts alter their designated functions

and as evening darkens,
drape the incandescence, shielding us
from the eyes at the windows.

the neighborhood girls

are forbidden to do such things

as counseled by their mothers,

as dictated by their fathers.

but the poetry
will not hold them back,

will not throw anything away,
will be recorded — such as
whatever is remembered.