
Four Poems
Ian Fishman
Holly
O how I miss the dead
Days I beat the washing machine with a golf club
When will I know who I am
When I’m certain I will fax you
Slowly, soon as I fall asleep beneath the burning orb
It’s all all over again again
What to say to other kids on the bus
What to do with hands
It’s terrible
Best
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Holly
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What if we are just squares someone drew in the dirt with a stick
What if what I don’t need is a beer gun
As the minutes tock so closely ever
Am I thinking of you
Your chunky rabbit
And your chunky rabbit’s boyfriend
Talk to me about forcefields
In a minute I’ll have to leave somewhere
And we’ll be different people
Yours
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Holly 4
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On the contrary a lava lamp
Reminds of growing up
What we looked for for forever
Really never has been real
Everything’s a loan
The questions even further than before
Dark dark. Blue snow
Where do we go when we die
I hate this town
Be well
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Holly
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It’s pretty nice
Gertrude used to say of California
I took the whole machine apart
Stayed up all night
Throwing things
Waiting for the answer
Wednesday then was Monday
Like how does that work
I haven’t got a thing together
No one understands
Respectfully