'A Condition, Not an Event,' by Andrew Gettler

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A Condition, Not an Event

by Andrew Gettler

eavesdropping on
the rain’s conversation,
i hear rumors of
the south of France
at dawn,
of Madrid, populous
and brilliant;
can even feel the fog
dampening Russian Hill;

what i have is Brooklyn,
wet… and not nearly
mysterious enough;

what i have learned
is the sound of your breathing
in the dark;

i have it
memorized.

©1992, Andrew Gettler
(published by New Spirit Press
in his collection of the same title)

Andrew’s posthumous collection, Liquid Jesuit, was published in the spring of 2003 by Iniquity Press/Vendetta Books; the publisher is David Roskos. Andrew’s book can be ordered from him at P.O. Box 54, Manasquan, NJ 08736.

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