The measure of a man is if he can & if he can’t he’ll fall
Watching him go through the freefall brought back my memories
Of drinking too much, falling asleep in a park on the grass & cursing her name
All the while the dull, delicate ache of constant uncertainty
Gets under the fingernails like topsoil, blackening & [...]
On May 29, 2009, I read at Rapp Saloon, a reading at the hostel in Santa Monica, CA. I read three pieces: “Broken down plain & busted bridges…”, “The measure of a man is if he can & if he can’t he’ll fall…”, and “You have a spider on your wall…” Please visit www.adambresson.org for [...]
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One man drives a Pontiac Grand Am, red like a first degree burn, revved like an avalanche
The other man a VW GTI, silver as a sky pregnant with rain, leather interior like exterior skin
There is no quick turn around, no fix to sin but the fix is in
Two buttons up [...]
On October 29, 2008, I read at Velvet Guerilla Cabaret, Michael Slobotzky’s reading at Unurban Coffeehouse in Santa Monica, CA. I read two pieces: “Two buttons up…” and “A box full of things…” Please visit www.adambresson.org for more poetry and writing. Hope you enjoy!
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