Laneville-muted sunlight, good sex, bipolar, playing Jay-Z in the morning pissing off the people below me. Laneville-crappy bars and not in a good way, buildings like prisons, walking the streets, so alive unlike now in my catacomb spirit. Laneville had a dirt and joy mixed spirit, good news, poetry explosions, I felt important. talking on the phone with Darren playing his songs outside in the glory dark and moon. Laneville-downstairs in the basement where Wanda smoked her pot secretly and talked regally by the washing machine about how she needed it medicinally and I didn’t know if I agreed. Laneville where Wanda and I forgot that we slept together years before and were ok now as friends. ghetto lawn mowing and baseball with her kids. Laneville- you didn’t last long but you were my home and you almost felt like it. long car ride happiness, do you have anything for me Laneville I am broke. I was taken in by friends in your ugly grey bosom- a gesture of God. could He gesticulate for me again please? Laneville I don’t know what you mean, what I should learn from you all I have is this residue it shimmers though, like you do.
Daniel J. Flore III
Daniel J. Flore III’s fifth book of poetry is WRITTEN IN THE DUST ON THE CEILING FAN and it can be found here.
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