gimme ellipses
behind things behind things behind things,
a speyside comma,
and awards season...
oh, how my life has changed
since I bought For Emma, Forever Ago on CD
at the now-gone Virgin Megastore in Union Square
upon the recommendation of the register person,
who saw I was buying a Jose Gonzelez album
and knew I would like more sad bastard folk music.
...the boy on that bench
is still in me somewhere,
with skinny love
and his whole life in front of him.