Buster
I wait outside.
A shiny red plastic
smiling statue
armless aimless
only one eye open
trying not to
hear what she says
overthere.
I keep her in the dark
to protect my ears
to keep smiling.
"Have another cigarette."
I tell myself.
Buster
I wait outside.
A shiny red plastic
smiling statue
armless aimless
only one eye open
trying not to
hear what she says
overthere.
I keep her in the dark
to protect my ears
to keep smiling.
"Have another cigarette."
I tell myself.
oil, collage on photo, 20" x 28", 1998 contact
JAMES W JOHNSON