the central ore in the slum-ified
takeoff’s footgear full of radio—

———————bad love

in an edgy,
————-scrofulous stereo,
which musicked the tramways, the bus
route sparky distance as western town
edge, sundown,
———————–light storm off
branch
————–los coyotes

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David Lau is the author of the book of poems Virgil and the Mountain Cat (University of California Press).   He co-edits Lana Turner: a Journal of Poetry and Opinion and teaches writing at UC Santa Cruz and Cabrillo College.