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                  I
remember when the toe
of my shoe busted off
while I was skateboarding
down the hill that cut
through Bluff Drive
and lead me straight home

                 II
the rain that fell the night
before carrying with it
gravel from the neighbor's
driveway three houses down

                III
count 'em--three houses
down is how far it traveled
then two feet
up my leg where it
found a new home

                IV
hours in waiting
and the saline dripped
antibiotics in my blood-
stream how Niagra Falls
empties into the river below

                V
How many fingers am I holding up?
I'm seeing birds fly in the mist
above the riverflow
but thank you Nixon
I too believe in your victory