(september fourteenth, nineteen forty-one / gardner, massachusetts)

Poems of david lessard

181. Moving (with a U-Haul) 7/23/2009
182. my God, I know your there... 2/18/2011
183. My Heart Has No Compass 6/17/2009
184. My Second Home 6/9/2009
185. My State Fair 6/17/2009
186. new-found place 4/6/2011
187. No memories please... 3/12/2012
188. No roses blooming... 6/9/2009
189. Not Everyone Goes Away 8/3/2009
190. Nothing remains the same... 6/12/2009
191. Now I can bury my dreams 4/13/2010
192. Now there's only me 6/12/2009
193. Now, the whole world knows 5/1/2010
194. Number One 6/29/2009
195. Number Three 6/30/2009
196. Number Two (and Four) 6/30/2009
197. Ode To An Unknown God 6/17/2009
198. Ode to Coffee 6/21/2009
199. O'Grady 6/15/2009
200. Olympic Dreams 6/12/2009

anger

The hand strikes out...
A scream is heard...
A taste of blood in the mouth...
A smell of fear emerges...

The hand seeks to comfort...
and a voice is heard...'I'm sorry.'

The jaws tighten...

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