a nail just like that
hammered,
a nail in to the hand,
with paper walls folding
around me,
I walked like hell out of the house,
"not me boys, you got the wrong guy"
I drove home silent and angry
bare barrel-chested with golden shark teeth , chained,
I fell into the warm smoke of home,
She had on her knees
a puppet - play dog,
a dirty rag ,
she was telling him a story
about Julius Caesar
and a plant died in the window,
the wet spot on the rug was expanding,
and diffused darkness was fogging her eyes,
she put a wrist to her forehead
and fainted,
I took the puppy out of her lap
2000 years I waited
to come over her rosy cheeks
a nail just like that hammered
as I wedged my hand between the coffin and lid

under the table my children were praying
for Santa or fairies
or bow legged heroes
why shouldn't I die for your sins
no time to loose
pull up the socks and knife the fat
out of my breasts