The Family Ate the Family Dog
the family ate the family dog
appalachia is unconditional surrender
replacement parts and arguments
poverty and the truck shop
passing through the bedroom window
swallowed by the cardboard
that has replaced what glass is left
school bus in the morning frost
of growling smoke
pickled meats and vomit, dark
corridors, closed doors you
sleep with your older brother
who beats you you you
wipe the sleep from your baby eyes
with as much unerring grace as you can pretend to have/