The Poetry of
Michael G. Khmelnitsky

first
there was day
almost late

went to romantics class
rewrote some poetry
i wrote earlier on the bus
waited for my time
met some friends
came to the conclusion
I don't know
why
and went to my appointment

read some poetry
talked about the soothing remedy of time
waited at the silent
dark vigil of the bus stop
got onto its glory and light
and went home

with the boy from the beauty poem
sitting nearby
reading the portrait of an artist

and I wrote this
and flipped a
page.