A Love Poem

A Love Poem Get under my shoe. Crawl down there and flatten. Spread yourself, ooze Between the cracks of my heels, Solidify with old gum and dog hair and Stay there. Squish when I tip to the balls of my feet, Sink into cement, Drown out in the moist heat of Baltimore sunshine. Stick to the blacktop, Leave small chunks of yourself behind to Dry out and crust over For a dog to nibble, Or a bum to piss on, Or a crow to pick at He’ll peck out your eyes, At least what’s left of them. I’ll track the rest of you home through Back alley water and random piles of Dog ****. Then I’ll loosen and scrape you with An old gnarly stick, Fling your remnants across my front porch and Walk inside, Without thought, Leave you there to Ponder your ****-and-scum-covered existence before the Noonday rains come and wash you away.