Autobiography

I was born in the endless mountains

And from there developed an endless

Need to be held between valleys

Lehigh, Lehigh, lama sabachtani ?

Teenage Mary Magdalene, seduced

By the Lutheran lighting tech, I

Still sing the passion play songs 

And feel wild enough to get to heaven

Julianne and I paced the overflow pond

In halter tops and platform sandals

I always picture her nose deep in sick lit

Perched in an apple tree, one leg swinging

Before Applewood sold the orchard