first time I coughed
up blood
it was like I was
some faulkner
character
that forgot his
camphorated handkerchiefs
back home
in the midst
of a dusty model t
country cruise
except for the sad fact
that I was
in the midst of
a throw
with a
26 year old looking 57
rickety 97 pound
whore
and she say
jesus man
smearing the blood
across her pallid tits,
I say
goddamn
and continue to
bang her
plagued mind
rhythmic
against the
car door