by Kenneth Pobo
When we listen to men
land on the moon, I yawn.
Technology does all sorts of things
yet the moon remains aloof.
On the radio,
“Crystal Blue Persuasion” —
peace and good/brotherhood,
a soft response to gunfire
I can’t hear in Viet Nam.
I eat music like dessert.
Astronauts will be home soon,
going to the grocery store,
gassing up the car,
the moon sleeping
on their roofs.
Kenneth Pobo is the author of twenty-one chapbooks and nine full-length collections. Recent books include Bend of Quiet (Blue Light Press), Loplop in a Red City (Circling Rivers), and Uneven Steven (Assure Press). Opening is forthcoming from Rectos Y Versos Editions. Lavender Fire, Lavender Rose is
forthcoming from Brick/House Books.
