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the walking heart
by Rob
Plath
i stood at the fork
in van gogh’s wheatfield
on a late june afternoon
alone
far from home
few red wild flowers
dappling stalks of wheat
like blood
crows cawing in the woods
where he took a short cut
to this place
& i pondered the pistol
against his ribcage
as the wheat parted
in the wind
& how he miraculously missed
the black powder
around a hole in his belly
impossible to believe
as i imagined
the glistening red muscle
a beautiful oddity
opening & closing
the size of a man
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rob plath has published a shitload of poems
& books in the underground presses. he lives alone w/the ghost of his cat.
more info can be found at robplath.com.
Bernice Holtzman’s
paintings and collages have appeared in shows at various venues
in Manhattan, including the Back Fence in Greenwich Village, the Producer’s
Club, the Black Door Gallery on W. 26th St., and one other place she
can’t remember, but it was in a basement, and she was well received. She is the
Assistant Art Director for Yellow Mama.
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