jesus girl said, she’s had it
working and selling drugs
only ones for mind expansion
no, not for the money –

today jumped on a bus
messy blond mop top
headed to new york, memphis
then texas
to help locate a grave

the mother of a friend
who had never found
the blues in those place
jesus girl’ll look
for a lost parent
anywhere
but yesterday
tripped twice, jesus, girl –
so like a miracle,
needing to be held
our collective souls, age
like sand lost through our fingertips

Timothy Gager
Timothy Gager is the author of eight books of poetry and fiction. He lives on www.timothygager.com.