armed with pragmatism
old Jorge likes
the feel of the
.357 magnum
in his grip
a firm
handshake
with a stainless
steel angel
sent to
watch over
his tarnished
barrio.
the heft of the
piece gives
comfort, but
not as much
as his dreams'
homesick
recuerdos:
a simpler
world
seeming
a mythic
lifetime
ago
the '67 chevy
impala, red
parked out
front, with no
alarm needed
a constellation
of fearless
but peaceful
neighbors
the pragmatic
revolver on
the nightstand
unimagined.
CP
Jack T. Marlowe is a working-class malcontent from Dallas, Texas. A writer of poetry and fiction, he is also a veteran of the open mic. His work has appeared in decomP, Red Fez, Word Riot, Agua, Beat the Dust, and elsewhere. Jack is also the editor of Gutter Eloquence (www.guttereloquence.com).
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