A Mozart
A pack of wolves is called a Mozart.
A pack of hotdogs is called a Sincerity.
I rolled my memories of you up in a carpet
and put them in storage. Mothballs
for a ring. Plastic for a shining tomorrow.
I’m going to walk to town to show
that I remember the way. I’m going to move
into a Dollar Tree and pretend to be made in China.
I never learned to play a champagne flute.
I keep my toes clean. I’m reshooting my life
as a romantic comedy. I’m recasting it
with someone who isn’t you. Maybe someone
made in China. Maybe someone
who appreciates a good carpet. We’ll eat
hotdogs in the park and feed them to the wolves.
They need all the help they can get,
with the current state of conservation efforts.
© CL Bledsoe
Raised on a rice and catfish farm in eastern Arkansas, CL Bledsoe is the author of more than thirty books, including the poetry collections Riceland, The Bottle Episode, and his newest, Having a Baby to Save a Marriage, as well as his latest novels Goodbye, Mr. Lonely and The Saviors. Bledsoe lives in northern Virginia with his daughter.
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