and is smitten with it. Some of her work will be published in the next issue of Bone to Brain- The
International Journal of Poetry, Prose, Art, and Healing. It is scheduled to come out in August 2025.
Pat is old! She has carried around a lot of stories and observations for a long time. She is delighted to
have found a way to put some of this to words. Her favorite themes are the human condition, politics,
nature, and developmental psychology.
Trump hats, Peterbuilt
old men in a diner
Eddie Van Halen, Foreigner
early morning
don’t need menus
rockin’ out in their own way
rock and roll will never die
but they will and I will
drinking this weak coffee of the warm American dream
beauty and tortured land, human nature, dust, and hate
the rainbow ended at the refinery
after the beatdown of hail
peacocks thrive at an old farm house
coloring the air
the man camps were smaller than they used to be
seems there’s still plenty oil to take
refineries buzz
tankers and pickups driving in and out
will I.C.E. come and take the men?
a sign said “Love Jesus or Go to Hell” amidst cartoon characters and flowers made of beer cans
the best Tex Mex restaurant in town was next door
north of Pecos all the way to Carlsbad
more desert, oil rigs and ocotillo
there were billboard signs of legal woes along with “addiction treatment from your home”
But who can fight our legal battles?
The Tank, The Gorilla, and Sweet James
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