lawrence welsh | outlaw waiting

1994 | Todd Moore and Lawrence Welsh read together at the PEARL MAGAZINE PUBLICATION PARTY and CHARLES BUKOWSKI TRIBUTE in Long Beach, California. | Photo: Lawrence Welsch

OUTLAW WAITING

for todd moore

perhaps a yes
perhaps not

perhaps a gasoline hand
or the drought
drafts
to still his moves

give cold machinations
and turnkey privileges
on the plain:

it’s staked
it’s stalked

the coolness
and no regret
around
his squinting eyes

1994 | Todd Moore and Lawrence Welsh read together at the PEARL MAGAZINE PUBLICATION PARTY and CHARLES BUKOWSKI TRIBUTE in Long Beach, California. | Photo: Lawrence Welsch

1994 | Todd Moore and Lawrence Welsh read together at the PEARL MAGAZINE PUBLICATION PARTY and CHARLES BUKOWSKI TRIBUTE in Long Beach, California. | Photo: Lawrence Welsch