14th Street
By Franklin Dong
My left eye has perfect vision
My right eye is basically blind
December is very cold
December is very cold
December is very cold
Very cold
I walk down 14th street
14th street comes up to meet me
We brush shoulders in crossroads
In spaces too small to fit two
In the back of my memory
In
December
There is a clock on the edge of my throat
Pulling my tongue to the roof of my mouth
There is a clock above my head as
I walk down 14th street
and
14th street comes up to meet me
We brush shoulders in —
But I do not want to meet him I
Had an appointment with someone else
But he is hiding behind
14th street
With its –
Crossroads
Small spaces
Memory
December
I do my best but I cannot see much only that
He is angry
and
Hollow.
I cannot see much
My left eye has perfect vision
My right eye is basically blind