Your brother has a falcon,
Your sister has a flower;
But what is left for mannikin,
Born within a hour?
I'll nurse you on my knee, my knee,
My own little son;
I'll rock you, rock you, in my arms,
My least little one.
by Denis JohnsonOUR PATRON OF FALLING SHORT,
WHO BECAME A PRAYER
I used to sneak into the movies without paying.
I watched the stories but I failed to see the dark.
I went to college and drank everything they gave ...