Streetfight


I ran all the way to the corner
and waited thirty minutes
for someone to show

At three minutes to 12
Leo Kremick came running across the
street
Dodging Volkswagens and a cable car

Thirty minutes later
Rodger Luping parked his ‘55 Ford
by a hydrant
And we waited together
Leo, Rodger, and Me.

At half past one
I left
Stepping on glass
Leo stepping with me
And Rodger Luping drove away.


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Stephen Morse 1972