back in my youth andy dieden and I would ride our bikes to the 5 and dime and buy pack of topps trading card for 10 cents ten cards and some gum too hard to chew
edit to add: does the complexion of this change as I add
The Fact of a Doorframe
means there is something to hold
onto with both hands
while slowly thrusting my forehead against the wood
and taking it away
one of the oldest motions of suffering
as Makeba sings
a courage-song for warriors
music is suffering made powerful
?
Plastic Alto with Mark Weiss 