1
Wayne tended bar upstate.
He did not avoid the city
but he was never found there.
Wayne's body demanded a piece
of his mind for its services.
Two feet, both hands, and
a messy set of overawed organs
looked out at their world
in all its failing musculature
and felt disappointed.
2
Wayne mended scars upstate.
He did not avoid his pity
but he never got his share.
Wayne's buddy commanded pieces
of his mind whirl dervishes.
Two eyes, both gods, and
a dressed-down house of Morgan
stole the keys to the world
in all its ailing corpuscularity
and sold disappointment.
3
Wayne blended tar upstate.
He did not propose to be witty
and he never mounted a care.
Wayne's shoddy commands pierced
his mind with crevices.
Too hot, both forks, and
a confession wrung from Arkansas
condensed the world
with all his politic marketing
himself appointed.
Roman Ryan 