when she turned 94
I bought my grandma
these leather shoes
for $100 on sale at
House Of Shoes with
dope money I made
from suckers she was
pissed that's what she
said
"new shoes for the
grave..."
she died one Father's
Day at 96 while I
played with my then
3-year-old daughter
in the yard but those
shoes still had a few
miles left on them she
was drinking her beer
I'll die in old shoes that'll
smell like ass then later
glory in the closing glint
of white satin coffin lid
like it's the moon
1956
hot summer
Illinois
smell of roses
carefree wonderous night
holding my grandma's hand