IN
A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY
By:
Kevin
Prufer
A
good way to fall in love
is
to turn off the headlights
and
drive very fast down dark roads.
Another
way to fall in love
is
to say they are only mints
and swallow them with a strong drink.
Then
it is autumn in the body.
Your
hands are cold.
Then
it is winter and we are still at war.
The
gold-haired girl is singing into your ear
about
how we live in a beautiful country.
Snow sifts from the clouds
into
your drink. It doesn’t matter about the war.
A
good way to fall in love
is
to close up the garage and turn the engine on,
then
down you’ll fall through lovely mists
as
a body might fall early one
morning
from a high window into love. Love,
the
broken glass. Love, the scissors
and
the water basin. A good way to fall
is
with a rope to catch you.
A
good way is with something to drink
to
help you march forward.
The gold-haired girl says, Don’t worry
about
the armies, says, We live in a time
full
of love. You’re thinking about this too much.
Slow
down. Nothing bad will happen.
I didn't write this.
Forever Yours,
Rachel.
