On the morning that lasts forever
the neighbors are playing a tape of Tibetan
monks again, somewhere between groaning

1956: She is the girl with the biggest
breasts in Sloan, Iowa. She will take
a backseat to no one. He is young

and Dear Little Mother do not think
only of yourself your suffering

local knowledge is to live in a place
and know the place
however barren

the biggest bore in town
arrives at my party
as if he were invited

and begins to tell me
the details of what a terrible
time he had getting here

but it was worth it he says
and I know he will be
the last to leave