Thought Pasture

Uncomfortably numb It’s happened again How many dead 17 at a high school in Florida Is the shooter dead? No Why didn’t he just kill himself? Coward I know Evil Sure Unspeakable No it’s speak-able Will it happen again? Yes It's happened again. How many dead. Ten dead at a high school in Texas. Is the shooter dead? No. Why didn't he just kill himself? He wanted to.

I AM FROM I am from naval bases Movie theater bus stops Pools and submarines Boxes filled with snow Building igloos by the birch trees Snowballs and frozen faces Sunny days and rainy nights Thunderstorms with lightning crackling Magnificent bursts across the sky Wow Did you see that? I am from tackle football And a broken collarbone That ended my career with the boys I am from practicing saluting And marching with my father’s cap Or books on my head for proper posture I am from Norman Vincent Peale Positive Mental Attitude I am from Go get me a tab at the store I’ll time you Get me whatever I’ll time you Did it matter? It mattered to me I am from cocktail parties And would you like some bubbly? I am from jumping in fur coats on the big bed Wishing I had a dog I am from war games And being two brothers Matt and Josh I am from sneaking into the hospital And riding on the elevators for fun