Fifth of Ten, First of Mine
Locations
Dear boy in the back of my English class,
I think of you when
My hands shake
And when the train stops for the pedestrian
And honks its horn at the jaywalking student
I think of you when
The sound makes me jolt
Awake
Dear boy on the iron parallel lines
I think of you when
I look out the window in tall buildings
When the walls inside are white
And the walls outside are grey
It is not going to rain today
But I could
I don’t exactly see your face clearly any more
I am not sure that I ever did
But I remember you were brown enough to be my brother
And quiet enough to be myself
Back when I was the intelligent one
Smiling one
Sitting close to the door
Dear boy with the blue coat
I never saw your body
I think of you when
My sister tells me to hide her razor
Where she can’t find it
Dear boy with parents and friends and shadows
I think of you when
My heartbeat slows
With the wanting to
Carry you back out of the air
I think of you when
My hands shake
And the train stops