Geology 101
This is Wisconsin so the Armani caseleft behind in the hallway lookslike evidence of alien life—picturethe Coke bottle that fellfrom the sky in that movieabout an aboriginal tribe.Lucas says there’s a jellyfishthat’s existed longer than humansand will never die it just regeneratesso I picture a jellyfishthe exact size and shape ofIt lit the match (menthols)and bam we sufferabout two jellyfish drags. Oneorbit we hiked slot canyons.One we baked meat pies.One we said ’til death do us partand now that scares mebecause I’m sure I don’t want to bedead alone. Tony’s deadof cancer after writing about cancercuring racism but I liked when he inventeda river of money and sailedtoward Radio Shack.Dean got tired of Tony always strivingto become British royalty.Better to live like FrancisBacon stripping filamentsfrom the irises of roadkill. But of courseDean’s dead now toowhich leaves only Mary to see the explodingheart. See the dodo bones in the breastpocket of whose cape is thatdraped over whose cello?Garrett says no one will ever read this shit.But when you think about a life in picturesit’s okay to think of WaltWhitman instead of Walt Disney.Ding. Bark. Hey it’s Stevepitching Real Stay-at-Home-Dads-of-Vernon-Countyto the bartender at Siggy’s while Itry not to drink and thinkwhat would’ve happened if I’d said yesto wading Craker’s Crack with Genevievebecause I never had sex in geologyor rather I only had sex in geologybut never directly on a rockand maybe she would’ve turned with methat missing key to unlock whateverpart of me still strugglesto just let go.
