poem of the month

 —for Alfonso Texidor

possibilities

there are only two possibilities
   either Alfonso’s still here with us or he’s not
      if he’s still here with us, that’s okay
      if he’s not
there are only two possibilities
   either there’s life after death or there’s not
      if there’s no life after death, that’s okay
      if there is
there are only two possibilities
   either he’s in heaven or he’s not
      if he’s in heaven, that’s okay
      if he’s not
there are only two possibilities
   either he’s giving the devil hell or he’s organizing a poetry reading
      if he’s giving the devil hell, that’s okay
      if he’s organizing a poetry reading
there are only two possibilities
   either he’ll be reading in spanish or in english

Lewis Jordan © 2015