Before it was the Access Highway
there was
a train
track that
ran from
up past
Bucyrus Erie
all the
way to
the waterfront
and I
wanted to
be Bob
Dylan and
Woody Guthrie
that summer
and the
train that
ran down
that track
was slow
enough to
jump on
without dropping
my cheap
guitar and
I would
ride it
towards Lake
Erie watching
the water
reflect the
burning sun
and in
7th grade
that was
enough to
let me
believe
I had
hopped a
fast freight
to parts
unknown.
Portrait of the Artist at 57
my heart
is a casino
my mind
is a garage
my feet
are slow
horses my
hands are
broken hammers
and my
spine is
missing and
my courage
is missing
too my
eyes are
a lighthouse
looking out
towards nothing
but an
endless sea
of stars
and words
and memories
and time.
Bio: Mathew Borczon is a nurse and Navy sailor who has written 14 books of poetry. His latest book Cancel My Subscription to the Resurrection is available from Alien Buddha Press.
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