agosto


agosto died
on agosto street
his own pavement
conspired against him

the summer
took him away
and placed him
in a line
of blessed memory

agosto
was killed
by his own family

they could not
resist the temptation
of the wind

agosto's lifeless body
laid on the street of valor

his dogs
liking at it
then nabbing at it
then biting off
his out of date tissue

i wanted to
kill them dogs

i wanted to
see if agosto's corpse
would turn fragrant

agosto
had the face
of a painted angel
proper for a set of china
or an ad for designer jeans