A Poem by Anon ymous

The White Stripes follow Charlie Parr, followed by
Cowboy Junkies. (I’m so lonesome

I just died.)

Johnny Cash and endless possibilities only dreamed
on an open road. Haley Bonar and Nick Cave

sing of a religious experience. The self same one
written about in that letter;
never sent,

inside was a poem
a confession
a planned conversion
a one way ticket

and an excuse.

Sealed it and put it in back of the desk drawer,
it’s there right now,
waiting.