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Tuesday, February 05, 2008

STOP RUNNING

by Dale Goodson


that’s what I want

all of them

already scrambled and tormented
what do we get out of this

the Devil
barking and chasing his tail

stop running

climb in a truck
drive down the street

and help

cook something
mend something
teach something

stop throwing money away
it’s horrific
it’s sad

no more of these elections
these tantrums
these savage shows

where even the righteous get it wrong


Dale Goodson is a writer from Seattle currently living in New York City and working as a homeless outreach worker in Times Square. He recently created his own website.