Jason Bredle

Homage

Take a moment

to receive injury from this place

because of what’s next—

we call it escape violence,

how we’re caged by fear

& cannot meditate

on a horse or a sunset

or a guy on the bus

who inspires us

because he looks

like another guy who reminds us

of a guy who is part bird,

part lizard, part man,

so we ask our friend

to stand on the temple steps

& shoot us in the arm

in homage

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