Wednesday, April 20, 2011

20 April

Some good news & some bad news
for Dan
1999


The good news is
my big brother got
disability to the tune
of twenty-four hundred
dollars a month,
tax free, for as long as
he’s certifiably nuts.
That’s the bad news.

He’s philosophical,
says he’s always wanted
to pull some crazy stunts -
he’s still so protective,
he won’t tell me what -
& now he sees these impulses
as investments.

Me, I’m saving
my pocket change for bail,
consulting the Magic 8-Ball,
shopping for a greeting card
that says, “Congratulations
& Condolences.”

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