8 September 2005 | Vol. 5, No. 3
[You there with green teeth] from Nights and Weekends
You there green with teeth
and certificates, summer
another midnight
under a dotted line (a trust fund)
jumping under trees in the dark
it's like high school, where dreams come true
It's clever to be easy, dancing on tables
or on fire, glassy-eyed
Speech
is what's the problem. Once removed
Language is what's a rubber tube
In the back of the van.
About the author:
Nicholas Grider studied writing in the Interschool MFA program at CalArts and has work forthcoming from nth position, Word for/Word, and Furniture Press.
For further reading:
See the complete list of work by Nicholas Grider at 42opus. Browse the contents of 42opus Vol. 5, No. 3, where "[You there with green teeth] from Nights and Weekends" ran on September 8, 2005. List other work with these same labels: poetry.
