dusk spirit, reincarnation
of first revolver, blued skin,
yellow scent of sulfur;

dusk ghost, revenant
knife, bone hilted, satin
sheen of used steel;

dusk moth, noose reviving
early but just in time, hairy
hemp burning into hide;

dusk bear, returned pills in a jar,
old whiskey on a bedside stand,
growling in preparation;

dusk man, dusky woman,
twilight of humor, a hand
dealt with bad faith;

all creatures of dusk
in their habitats, allotted
a space in which to wait;

sunset bringing options,
pain, surcease of pain,
upset carts, spilled fruit;

dimming birds not singing
because sound tastes bitter,
not flying for want of air;

then —

dusk star,
shard, burn hole,
heat announcing itself;

dusk walk, rising from hard ground,
just enough to make legs move,
head for home moved enough to move;

dusk, no more than day in night, it’s
all in how it settles — blanket or shroud
in wearer’s eye alone. choose. pick one.

get up and walk away
or walk towards a new thing. get up.
dusk lasts no longer than it must.

that I’ve broken down and created a Myspace for publicizing my work.

A very few of you know that I had another Myspace at one time that was strictly personal, and was deliberately not known to the poetry community. I was going through a bad time and felt like I needed a place to hide from everyone.

I don’t like Myspace. I think it’s kinda crude and I hate working with it. But I have to acknowledge that it works for performing artists, so I’ve put one up.

Right now, there’s only bare bones info up, one poem, and no recordings. They’re coming. I’ll also go back and put in more shows and more details. I just wanted to get the ball rolling while I still had the will.

Anyway…here it is:

http://www.myspace.com/poetrybytonybrown

Don’t hate me because I’m a hypocrite.