Old Time Futurism, Vol 1
In the future, for old times sake
A line I thought might do well
As a poem starter.
For old times sake, in the future
Also a line
That might succeed
In capturing a lazy eye
An industrious ear
Or a creaky vertebrae.
The trickier part
As it is…
As it happened to be…
As the future will have it…
Writing the rest
Of the poem.
Bill Callahan
Sings with contained emotion
Or, put poetically,
Bill Callahan
Hugs the brakes on emotion
Barely letting it out through his voice
But mashing it all up into
His potato lyrics.
Cold blooded or not
The old time futurism
Is here to stay.
