I found a boy

who had no blanket no change
of pants just some 24-hour
coffee and a shot of

his tow-headed bastard daughter

his billfold all stained and coming
unstitched poor guy

said he’s clean but all last night
he’d been heaving right over there
behind those graves

So I brought him the raggedy quilt
I can’t wash anymore

I let him pet my dog

I made up a name
for him to call me Now I see him

looking a little bit worse a little
bit worse

He’s still so fucking
handsome I make believe

I never met him