I think of Horse
& his whore
after the war in Paris
having to run
after the American beat her
& Horse beat him for that
is always bad form
to fall in love with a working girl
the Madame she don’t like it
& he could never go back
I think of him sitting
there corner of the bar
drinking everything drinking slow
staring into space
maybe thinking again
on who he might’ve been
& I wonder if the Madame
put up the whole show
just to move Horse on
& whether Horse ever
made that connection
neilbenbow 