Ken Gierke

 

Riding in Comfort to Kingston

That RV hanging off the back of a wrecker
is weaving back and forth on the highway
to Kingston with the back wall blown right off.

I’m riding with John Dorsey, and we both know
there’s got to be one helluva story behind it.
Looking inside, it’s almost all gone.

There’s not even a kitchen sink in there,
but stretched across the back of the trailer
is a plush leather couch that looks

a lot more comfortable than the seats
we’re sitting in. Is it burgundy?
Hell, I don’t know, but I can almost see

Les Claypool putting his feet up
swilling down a can of pork soda
and thinking this’ll never fit in the garage.

Meanwhile, John’s wishing they would
head to Barb’s Books. A couch like that
would be perfect for poetry readings.