Nine Lines by David Cope: "Seven a.m.: Buffing the Floor"

 

Seven a.m.: Buffing the Floor

 

looking up, a boy’s at the door,

blood streaming thru his hands,

scalp laid open---numbchucks.

no, he didn’t know who did it.

                   on the nurse’s bed,

                   coldpack on his head . . .

he had to get out of there,

staggered to the door

didn’t want to talk to no cops.

 

 

From Moonlight Rose in Blue: Collected Poems 1971-2024 by David Cope, published by Grand River Poetry Press (Grand River Poetry Collective).

 

For more on the book: Moonlight Rose in Blue: Collected Poems 1971-2024: Cope, David: 9781968226008: Amazon.com: Books

 

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