Semper-Fuck
truck radio on the way to Gallup –
the commentator
asked to explain why
Navajos and other ‘skins are recruited so heavily
says with sincerity
that western expansion
left Indians a defeated race
they have a displaced warrior spirit
•
at the mall:
b.dalton
sam goody
footlocker
subway
armed forces recruiting center
full stomach empty wallet
marine
– make sgt. sasquatch buy your sandwich
xerox your high school diploma
sign the line
and give mom and dad
a kiss and a hug
and this sticker
for the bumper of the F-250
while sgt. sasquatch and john q. begay dine
i’m nearby listening
the hollow feeling growing inside