Suddenly
a bearded father leans
toward his neighborand
moves
his mouth soundlessly
They all begin to stir and shiftsome
angry
some scuffing
shoes on the ground
...............
Now
she sits in her light-blue evening gown
She holds the
raw weeping pulp
up against
the fire-red sky's
tatters of flames
...............
Grandpa
rode the union rails
for the Delaware
and Hudson
Told us being a
brakeman meant
someday he'd break
his goddamn neck
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