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Gerald Zipper

Gerald Zipper: Pride

May 13, 2011 by PBQ

I lapped up good words like a cat laps milk my mother showed my first hodge-podge poem a pudding to patriotism sugar in my veins cooking up images of pluck and daring I ran off to the army slicked my creases bloused my pants preened like a khaki cat but ears were fractured and sobs […]

Filed Under: Contributors 75, Issue 75, Poetry, Poetry 75 Tagged With: Contributors 75, Gerald Zipper, Poetry, Poetry 75

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