Brooklyn, Iowa

as I vanish once again,
disappearing and reappearing in new places,
new houses, homes, kitchens with old stoves,
the experience of being lost
takes on new meaning for me,
especially the last few years.

I awoke today in a lecture hall
in front of prying eyes of students,
but when I closed my eyes I was in Miami,
and before that I was in New York City.

I wonder where I will go next,
probably some midwest shit town,
which is exactly where I ended up,
and I am so lost that I don't know
what it past tense and what is present.

gimme a good bed, some laughter,
and leave me alone for a hundred years,
or sign me up for a loving life
with a good gal that will put up with my shit,
either way is good for my kidneys.