No, I don’t Remember the Name of the Doctor
Dr. Kracken is rockin’
to Kitchen House Blues.
Blind Willie screams for water
but water will drown you.
The Big Muddy’s your body now.
Dr. Kracken is boppin’
between Dialysis machines,
He’s tak’in down stats,
text-messaging his concert manager,
and talking to his wife.
Dr. Kracken’s what’s happenin’
to the jaws of life,
to alligator records
and hepatitis tests.
Dr. Kracken’s the new Benway
recycling nuclear waste
through the poorest bloodstreams.
[Disposable Poem August 2, 2015]
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