Noah Falck
F r o m A D e s k
And you said, once upon a time
two pine trees looked very suspicious.
I replied, once upon a time the silver car
beneath the streetlight was not a car at all
and once upon a time the vision of a haunted
shower scene shivered beneath the faucet.
Once upon a time a kiss on the cheek
set me on fire. Gideon’s Bible was a candleholder
once upon a time and the deaf boy
flew the bird in heavy traffic. Once upon
a time in a crowded locker room twenty-
two women waxed lips in unison
and once upon a time West Virginia
meant something. Once upon a time
the smell of honey and grass
wore off a preacher's smile and once
upon a time the porch filled with beautiful
women in legwarmers, that's all they had on,
legwarmers. So I wiped the milk mustache
off on the sleeve of my jacket
and asked them what they were selling.
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