The Hungry Dumpsters

(Chicago, 1984)

I woke up this morning
to the sound of a man
in my window alley
twisting apart
destroying a baby bed
to feed to the
hungry dumpsters

my guess is
he’s tried destroying
everything else
baby-beds are his niche
it makes him feel really grand
so once a month he buys himself
a little fun and takes his toy
down to the alley and christmasses it
into little pieces with his bare hands
to choke his metal friends with
therapy