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Same Trailer, Different Park


by Jerry Ratch


The man who was fired from a thousand jobs 

a girl named Calorie 

flashes of self-image 

in shallow waters 


I had no idea what it meant 

but now I see it all adds up 

It's like a self-portrait by Vincent van Gopher 

It's a mole on the forehead of the sky 

It's an epiphany of the young 

Same trailer, different park 


Suddenly everything is delaminating 

People are popping right off 

the surface of humanity 

I am coming loose from my previous lives 


There are over 200 religions in the world 

not one true believer 

and I feel like a sacrilegious goose 

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