Everything Must GoEverything Must Goby the Weakerthansby the Weakerthans

FeracoFeraco

Creative WritingCreative Writing

24 June 201024 June 2010

Garage Sale: Garage Sale:

SaturdaySaturday

I need to payI need to pay

My heart's outstanding My heart's outstanding billsbills

A cracked-up compass A cracked-up compass and a pocket watchand a pocket watch

Some plastic daffodilsSome plastic daffodils

The cutlery and coffee The cutlery and coffee cups I stole cups I stole

From all-night From all-night restaurantsrestaurants

A sense of wonder A sense of wonder

(only slightly used)(only slightly used)

A year or two A year or two

to haunt you to haunt you

in in

the darkthe dark

For a phone call For a phone call

from far awayfrom far away

With a "Hi, how are you With a "Hi, how are you today?"today?"

And a sign:And a sign:

““Recovery comesRecovery comes

to the broken ones”to the broken ones”

A wage-slave A wage-slave

Forty-hour Forty-hour

Work week weighsWork week weighs

A thousand kilogramsA thousand kilograms

So "Bend your knees!" So "Bend your knees!"

comes with a free fake comes with a free fake smilesmile

for all your dumb for all your dumb demandsdemands

The cordless razor The cordless razor

that my father boughtthat my father bought

when I turned 17when I turned 17

A puke-green sofaA puke-green sofa

and the outline toand the outline to

a complicated dream a complicated dream

of dignityof dignity

For a laugh, too loud For a laugh, too loud

and too longand too long

For a place For a place

Where the awkward Where the awkward belongbelong

And a sign:And a sign:

““Recovery comesRecovery comes

to the broken ones…”to the broken ones…”