The pedophile priest
 
chooses a new altar boy—
 
spring melancholy.

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Tease

 
 
 

Autumn afternoon—
 
a boy teases his sister,
 
snatching her toy truck.

Bike

 
 
 

Deepening autumn—
 
on a rickety old bike
 
a boy wobbles home.

Fireworks

 
 
 

Independence Day—
 
a small boy’s trove of fireworks
 
dwindles bang by bang.

Roses

 
 
 

On a fetid street
 
a boy with three white roses
 
begs me to buy one.

Fly

 
 
 

Little brown sparrow,
 
the boy in the bright red shoes
 
wants to fly with you.

Deaf Boy

 
 
 

Little brown sparrow,
 
the deaf boy on the playground
 
longs to hear your voice.