<div class="line">The ghost of Frank O’Hara taps me on</div>
<div class="line">the shoulder whispering</div>
<div class="line6">and what about</div>
<div class="line">the humor what about talks with the sun</div>
<div class="line">and things that happen at the movies out</div>
<div class="line">of sight of parents don’t forget the thirst</div>
<div class="line">of being in Manhattan in the heat</div>
<div class="line">and Coke the drink</div>
<div class="line5">remember too your first</div>
<div class="line">love passion music though it might not come out</div>
<div class="line">in words it’s there in you but I was sad</div>
<div class="line">and said what good is humor in a poem</div>
<div class="line">when people die Manhattan Fire Island</div>
<div class="line">we</div>
<div class="line1">bought falafels which we thought weren’t bad</div>
<div class="line">and walked to Central Park for space and some</div>
<div class="line">children were laughing and he said ask them</div>


Makeup

A Lesson in Metaphor

The Ghost of Frank O’Hara

<div class="line">around the rock island</div>
<div class="line">butterflies aggregating</div>
<div class="line">rubbing antennae</div>
<div></div>
<div class="line">two robins attacking</div>
<div class="line">a squirrel in white bark pine</div>
<div class="line">for collected nuts</div>
<div></div>
<div class="line">blue grouse startles</div>
<div class="line">barely flying from a doug fir</div>
<div class="line">into sage and lupen</div>
<div></div>
<div class="line">light southwest wind</div>
<div class="line">keeps flies off the catwalk</div>
<div class="line">playing guitar on a bench</div>
<div></div>
<div class="line">no clouds just one hawk</div>
<div class="line">circling high in warm air</div>
<div class="line">over High Valley</div>
<div></div>
<div class="line">hummingbird hovers</div>
<div class="line">snatching gnats from around radio antenna</div>
<div class="line">dispatch broadcasting weather</div>
<div></div>
<div class="line">monsoonal moisture</div>
<div class="line">bringing thunderstorms by Sunday</div>
<div class="line">chance of lightning</div>
<div></div>
<div class="line">thinking about days off</div>
<div class="line">in Boise with girls and women</div>
<div class="line">emailing reviews</div>
<div></div>
<div class="line">what to do come snow</div>
<div class="line">where to live or travel</div>
<div class="line">in October</div>


How to Unpack a Bomb Vest

The Woman and the Wolf

Mid-July Tripod Lookout

<p>Some women let you feed them chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; spoonful by spoonful<br />
Some women let you brush their hair before going to bed<br />
Some women seem so terrified of contact you feel sad<br />
Some women wonder why <em>you </em>are so scared of contact<br />
Some women like to be alone, but not a lot<br />
Some women have good relationships with their mothers though I don’t<br />
know if they’re in the majority<br />
Some women dress sexy then get mad when you want to have sex with them<br />
Some women just laugh at you<br />
Some women write poems you want to fuck<br />
Some women will tell you stories while you masturbate even though they<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; would rather you fuck them<br />
Some women will fuck <em>you</em></p>
<p>Some women seem to decide whether they want to marry you or not in the<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; first month<br />
Some women get confused when you don’t want to<br />
Some women don’t want children but will rarely admit it in public<br />
Some women have children alone because fuck it<br />
Some women don’t watch tv, but not a lot<br />
Some women go to movies alone, though not a lot<br />
I don’t know any woman who will go backpacking alone<br />
Some women play guitar or saxophone and you want to be with them just<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; for that, even if they have a history of insanity in their family</p>
<p>Some women eat spaghetti with chopsticks<br />
Some women smoke pot daily<br />
Some women talk about writing screenplays<br />
Some women actually do<br />
Some women marry rich men because they think the men will be good providers<br />
Some women even tell themselves that they love these men<br />
And when they eventually divorce they marry other rich men for the same reason<br />
And though some women might marry men who earn less money, this causes problems</p>
<p>Some women wanted to be vampires when they were girls<br />
Some wanted to be mermaids<br />
Some wanted to be catwomen with purple fur and tails<br />
Some women act more like girls than some girls, and versa vice, and both are<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; more attractive because of that though you’re not sure you want to<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; be with either</p>
<p>Many women will take any excuse to skinny-dip<br />
Some women like sex though many need some catching up to do<br />
Some women have more porn on their computers than you<br />
Some women take their clothes off for money, though these women are not<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; recommended<br />
Some women are more attractive when they have a boyfriend or husband<br />
Some women bake pumpkin pies and carry them on the plane as a present<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; when they visit you in New York<br />
Some women sound relieved when you call and say you just can’t move to<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Seattle to be with them<br />
Some women keep trying to interest you even after you have moved out,<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; which hurts more than the moving out<br />
Some women have been fucked (up) by their fathers and will never be right<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and it’s not your fault though it maybe seems like it and feeling sorry<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; for them is not a reason to stay<br />
Some women are fine with being with you for the month you spend in<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Salamanca and won’t even necessarily cry when you say goodbye in<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Madrid, though you might</p>
<p>Some women like men<br />
Some are scared of men<br />
Some seem to feel both at the same time, which makes you feel weird<br />
Some women will wait for you to decide to get your life together, though not<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; a lot, and not forever anymore, if that was ever true<br />
Some women are right there, visible, with bruises<br />
just like yours</p>


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