good faith effort

A Free Verse poem

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indifferent towards the creators of the Outback
bought used from a couple of leathery old men in town
lovers, brothers—couldn’t tell, couldn’t care
but there were two plastic emblems added
glued firmly to the back hatch
one an Ichthys that actually read JESUS, which i left
and the other supporting the Fraternal Order of Police

embraced a movement of pine voles
digging up my front yard every damn day
at first went after them with a hayfork
then suddenly stopped for the fuck of it
fed them boiled peanuts, which they loved
sat on the step at dusk picking out minor chords
and giving them a public announcement before running the mower