and what good did ray’s outburst do him
on the long line at
burger king?
as ray lay bleeding
and the rain coming
down in torrents-
getting ray all soaked last week
meant nothing to him
now-
as he lay bleeding
and the check bounced, and
the mets lost, and
the flat tire on I95 was
like so many dead leaves as
ray lay bleeding
and his little boy
who meant
very little to ray
then-
was very much on his mind
now-
as ray lay bleeding in the ravine-
as lights from passing semis shot over
him
and ray could have sworn he heard
a coyote, or
a wild dog move
toward him over
the pass
as he lay bleeding
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