Sunday, February 22, 2009

ACT at the East Side YMCA

From this seat I can see
downtown Saint Paul
the Basilica on the far right
Rainbow, Little Caesar's, RadioShack
Blockbuster, smoking pipes, non-smoking pipes
cream colored pipes with a layer of Minnesota grime
and a stripe of white at the top
pipes held up with suspension lines
pipes surrounding rust red latticed windows
across the street banana colored sided homes
and a layer of two day old snow
covering it all.
Get in the zone, Autozone.
perpendicular to the Phalen Parkway.

I can see three Johnson scholars
ten Harding, three Highland Park,
one Arlington, one Como Park, and one Humboldt
but all they can see is
Prose Fiction, Natural Sciences, Humanities and
OMIT this choice.

I can see Peace
Like a River-a national bestseller-
stubbed pencils and a scented, grape Mr. Sketch
Leftover Bruegger's bag with more exams
start time 1:20, 5 min 2:00, end time 2:05
start 5 min end
start 5 min end
on the back of manila folders and envelopes
But I don't think they can all see that.

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