Salient Arguments

salient arguments whirlwind across the floor rugs of rolling hills closets filled yet more the ones we never speak of portraits fleering infinite mirrored reflections walls of respective distances dogs chasing their tales mad electrons seeking rest grabbing at foreign orbits i turn to her i have failed in suburbia the great american dream i am returning to the jungle my hovel there is safe i do not speak the language streets bear names i have never heard the poet held incommunicado i always get left on corners screaming you will be sorry Lenin and Moscow MacArthur and the Philippines Houdini and Death i shall return, corners are everywhere waiting for a streetcar "Desire" i have come to realize i will do this again some men can only pine i bury them in it San Blas 90