Retrofit
Leave a commentDecember 21, 2017 by The Citron Review
by William A. Greenfield
no matter the distance of
your journey a time will
come when all things will go
in reverse like a wagon
wheel spinning not as
it appears to be
you might slip in something
conceptual from 1973
and keep it handy like bubble
gum at your bedside that
never loses its sweetness
you might aspirate a dream
about this girl this goddess who
tossed you aside and now you
are this handy young man that
manicures her lawn and paints
her kitchen the time will pass
but all that you are will
be at the riverfront smoking
weed and watching Rayfield
dance to something high on
the charts tomorrow will
become yesterday and
yesterday will become those
nights behind the factory those
nights you were sweet to me
William A. Greenfield is a writer of poetry, a part time public service worker, a fairly good poker player, and a fairly poor golfer. He resides in Liberty, NY with his wife, son, and a dog; always a dog. Winner of Storyteller Magazine’s People’s Choice Award in 2012, William has had poems published in dozens of literary journals, including The Westchester Review, Carve Magazine, The East Coast Literary Review, and many others. His chapbook, Momma’s Boy Gone Bad, was published in February 2017 by Finishing Line Press.