In memory of Eric Garner

People need to give me love. You’re coming
to, you’re coming too, peg up no
side, sunny vertical a group outside
light poles I guess I want to
be myself, be someone new
steady in the need of prayer
the melody starts
immediately, don’t get stuck, please,
it’s louder.

Seems 1968, 1968, nodding to what you feel
is flowing inside. Don’t get stuck please.
Not my brother, it’s me it needs
to, it needs to be to
lint, knit, back black shirt.

Speckle chrome Sony hard head most
people focus on Watts
the person who is thinking about gears,
stands, smile walks
friar to hair girl, churl, the black nub.
Why falsetto ghetto key people need to give
me love light poles, standing
in the need of prayer
key of C, two one-way mirror her
band, not my mother not
my father but it’s me, shhh.

Lord insulted, bah bah bah sssshh.

A simple person, some things
take effect
on me that I couldn’t understand. It’s not art.
This is a stick-up, a stick, stainless steel.
Remedial crown, left
side of the mirror, four hundred, forty thousand, one
thousand listen to herself. People need to get me, wave
them back, the waves black.
It seemed like it was a battle, thick glass, but it’s me
O Lord, it’s me
that melody, shirts fur ball do no see
my interior brrrrring brrrrring brrrring bringing.
Simple person some things take
effect on me that I could not
understand it’s not
art you can overdub them.
Nobody cares what I’m saying.
Can you try with what you’re singing? Don’t
get stuck, please.
The music is not different, the only thing that is
different is the lyrics. Marine
Corps, I can’t get next to you, this is
a stick-up. The windows, Windex,
it’s not art, you could overdub them.

Stainless steel, medical crown a peaceful other
menus the receiver what do those
people this is a stick-up stainless
steel medical crown left side of the mirror.
Listen to herself.

It seemed like it was a battle they had
to clean out the building. Unlawful assembly started
beating ass again we can’t
use the gun we pick
it up like ’45 you gonna use the rifle
regardless of what often young
people I want to judge from
my experience standing in the need of prayer.
I used to watch television as a boy
I used to watch I do not see my interior
the outside needs to be you
come on, family Marine Corps check out, deer buff
insulted Indians, this is a stick-up.
Simple person some
things take effect on me effort
I couldn’t understand it’s not art
you can overdub them nobody cares what I’m saying.
Don’t get stuck please.

Can we try with your singing? The music
is not different, the only thing that is different is the lyrics,
smash the windows, I cry,

baaah baaah b baaah baaah.

Needs to be you write the different words
is making art, tangle of syntax, can you try with
your singing can you try
with your seeing singing, nodding to
what you feel is flowing inside what
do these people want?
All I can see seems louder it is 1958, ’68, 19-flat, flat,
C’s are written in reverse triptych two-plet we all can’t think
properly seems like I couldn’t come
back to myself back then, left

different music, hell Victoria write
the different words malign, liner, I don’t know,
it’s too busy, it doesn’t settle
like a line in a groove could overdub it.
Are you kidding?
All I could see was white men their use
of guns on the Indian.
It needs to be you, too, thing that was the only
way that you could see. Thing that needs
to be accomplished the way you can say it
with her eyes that melody starts
immediately, irremediably, immediately,
a word: patience, patience not me, not to hide
impatience grip ball mike stand heels in
the Marine Corps sure is flat
flat flat why falsetto ghetto troll
bowtie the black
nub people need to give me love.

You’re coming to,
you’re coming to.
The police were surrounding the Panthers’
office, the Panthers, the Panthers, the Panthers’ office,
one of the sisters, Panthers, that was, Panthers out there Angela
Davis she got beat that night.
I guess I want to be myself, be someone new
standing in the need of prayer like polis not my
mother not my father, but it’s me.
O Lord two one-way mirror her.

And see and see fancy fancy I have to adjust the mike-
stand grip ball one
brother’s heels is louder, boots, boost what do
these people boost nodding too
what you feel is flowing inside to myself it
needs to be that is the only way I could see
that father, that brother it’s me, not my
brother, not my father, all
I would see is white men, use of gun
on television on Indian, they was
shooting the only way I could
see that things would gear
stands, gear, gear, gear smile walks.

Friar through hair churl, churl bow
tie the black nub, you’re coming to, you’re coming
too, they were scared, that’s
why I believe violence worked there.
They were scared, that’s why. I believe
violence worked there. They were
scared, that’s why. I believe violence
worked there. Think about gears think about gear
Apple chrome Sony chrome.
Knit back black shirt the person most people focus on
Watts they were scared that’s why
I believe violence worked there. Smile Watts fingers
through hair churl bow tie the black tie egg cup no
side sunny side weekend a group outside
weekend a group outside. What will you do weekend
a group outside. Top lip, triptych where can’t I
think purposefully seems like could
not come back to myself lately left different
music to hell Victoria, left hell Victoria.

That’s the only way they could
see it, they were scared. I believe violence worked there, why
falsetto you’re coming too, you’re coming to, people need
to give me love the black nub bowtie churl through hair
smile walks friar fingers in groove
through hair there in different grooves the words
maligned can you try it?

It is not the music. Can you try with your singing,
are you kidding?
T-shirt open there is no guitar there
is no guitar I think this guy in here is gone
comprehend them ships

up commanding captain in Alaska
I am playing manicure phone poles are light
poles black balloon loops
the unfocused posters lowers so blue
black banana in ear palette different words
for the second under smoke, smock, the windows under
guitar changes nobody cares
what I’m saying. Read L. A. City Ambulance. Read
L. A. City Ambulance there is
no guitar.

Regardless of what, o yeah, he’s like Malcolm
X, I wanted to say, caution, he’s
like Teddy Gibson, whatever that is.
There is no guitar.
They made him an admirable. They made him an admiral.
No laughter. Bad dynamics, this is work, don’t fuck up
on off key, a revolutionary, bad man baton baton
fellowship yes I was net, shirt, little house, haus, the tiny
piano makes the call sell ring can he sing
what brand of egg read that hmm, I did
crunch for you, they’re coming true
gyro zero star reverse center
people need to give me love. To help me, the Panther
office out the building I’ve seen
bullets I guess we’ve just got on
have to wait three black shadow doors, two
black shadow doors, two black shadow doors what
does she know, nodding in time, the white
horizontal leaves falling trapped holds
the stiff black framed typical rod
nullifies multiplies her digital past

in color when we are the same people some
people it seems like it was a battle nobody cares what
I’m saying, nor earth nor sky.
They were scared, that’s why I believe violence
worked there. Why falsetto, you’re coming too.
People need to give her love, people
need to give me love
one of the sisters, not
my brother, not my father, it’s me. Don’t get
stuck please, one brother, he’s in the Marine Corps
all I would see what do these
people want, nodding to each other
it’s louder.

1968 it’s 2011, where I can’t think
properly seems like I wouldn’t come
back right then, left different
music like I don’t know, it’s too lousy, it doesn’t settle, kissing
the ball tangle of guitar, could overdub it
in a groove are you kidding? Freddy Gibson?
Whatever that sure is flat flat C’s written in reverse. They were scared,
that’s why I believe violence worked there. Thinking about gears,
stands, smiles walks fingers through hair
churl bowtie the black nub people need to give
me love. Nobody cares what I’m saying. Eggs no side sunny,
textual textual on a weekend in a group outside right. Band brand brandy.
I guess I want to be someone, be myself, new.
Standing in the need of prayer. People need to give me love.
Why falsetto, you’re coming to, they were scared
that’s why I believe violence worked there. Thinking about gears
stands speckle chrome thinking about it’s louder all eye
brothers eye melody immediately accomplish could see
needs be hell the different words making tangle guitar
can you try? I don’t know it’s too lousy seems
like I couldn’t where I can’t think, sure, flat, flat triptych no side
sunny eggs white poles see huh. Standing in the need of prayer,
she got beat that Angela. I guess I want to be someone new.
Be and brandy brand band bee and they were scared
that’s why I believe violence worked there. Knit back, black shirt
thinking back gears stance walks
fingers through hair churl churl churl most
people focus on Watts. The person who all I would see was a white man
his use of a gun on an Indian on television.
It needs to be you!
Not my brother, not my father, it’s me, don’t get stuck please.
I have to adjust the mike-stand, O it’s me O Lord, band.
That melody starts thick glass I used to watch
television a lot. Do not see my interior fur ball.
The outside is so c’mon needs to
be you, family, Marine Corps I can’t get next to you.
This is a stick-up.

O I see I side smashed a window
simple person some things take effect on me,
it’s not art, the music is not different the only thing that’s different
is the lyrics, you can overdub them nobody
cares what I’m saying can you try can we try with singing? Don’t
get stuck, please.

A revolution, peaceful.

Other means of recurrence. What do these people this is
a stick-up. Stainless steel, medical crown, left side
of the mirror ten thousand, twenty thousand, 2011.
Listen to herself, people need to get me. Wave them black it seemed like it was a battle. Filmed black, they helped clean up the building. A man unlawful assembly,
they started beating ass again, I mean man unlawful assembly, they started
beating ass again a man, unlawful assembly, they started beating
ass again, film black ten thousand, forty thousand,
a revolution peaceful other means
if recent buildings falling I used to watch television a lot,
do not see my interior, fur ball the outside is so
c’mon common needs to be you I
can’t get next to you not my father not
my brother common the building’s fallen, the people fallen, you
can overdub them nobody cares what I’m saying,
can we try with you singing? Can we be friends on facebook?
Simple person?
Sure is flat, flat, c’s are written in reverse tuck
with triptych, but I can’t think purposefully I can’t think
in terms of practice. All I could see
was white men use of gun to conquer Indians
on television it needs to be you.
That was the only way I could see that things
could be accomplished black men shirt on black
speckled chrome they were scared, that’s why
I believe violence worked there. They were scared,
that’s why I believe violence worked there. They were scared, that’s why
I believe violence worked there. They
were scared, that’s why I believe violence
worked there. Why falsetto? You’re coming to, you’re coming too.
Green light green light nobody cares
what I’m saying eggs sunny side up
people need to give me love.

Originally published in White Wall Review 40 (2016)