- Keith Banner
Angel Hair and Dump Trucks
the same urge
that i have to write
things down
is the same urge
this old lady
in north carolina
has,
the old lady on
hoarders on a&e
her mansion filled with
so much shit
it is somehow sad and
diabolical
as if she is some evil
genius stocking up on
what's needed
to be
greedy and crazy
and yet
aren't we all
greedy and
crazy
aren't we all
not really right in the
head? these are eternal
questions
i know
but this old lady
in north carolina
has all her brothers there
and the 2 gay guys
who are her thoughtful and kindhearted
landlords
and the psychologist
who comes with the
show
that old lady can't walk
without a goddamn
walker
and she has them all in
tears frustrated as hell
not giving up nothing
in her walker
walking and yelling
to leave her alone
this
is
all hers
that crap flooding the street outside
her rented mansion
that rotten crap they keep begging her
to toss
but this is her life
these things
rolltop desks
bread-ties
pieces of paper
mattresses
melted bars of soap
rollerskates
halloween
paperplates
candeliers
and
so on
so forth
hers
indexed inside her
skull
a filing cabinet universe
of angelhair
and dumptrucks
what is it?
why can't
she be loved
and keep it all?
why do they not
understand?
right now
i'm writing it all down
in cursive
every stupid fucking item
every little
thing
on index cards bought
at dollar
tree
and i want to say
all this is yours, baby
don't worry
it's yours
they can all just go to
hell
