
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
Holly
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
Holly 4
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
Holly
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