Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Imaginary Narrow Escape, 1950













i.m.
Christos (Chris) Zambaras, 
March 19, 1938-March 11, 2000


In this picture,


You can see where
The battered front

Wheel of my trusty tri-
Cycle looks like

A gun-shot barrel rim,
Having just banged

Off a lamppost before homing in
On my older brother's sarcastic grin--

You should have seen
The look on his face when 

It came within inches of him.

(From the unpublished ms. The Intricate Evasions of As.)

1 comment:

  1. Priceless. In front of the corner tavern, no less. And the sidewalk behind you, leading away....

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