Scott Simpson · Poetry
Amerigo
Where the Growth Begins · printed pages 136–137
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Source page 136
Amerigo
I know exactly
where he is tonight
by candlelight
in a small apartment
in Lincoln, NE
the hot needle
in his hand
injecting the ink
into his skin
he maps his
body, an explorer
of sorts
a cartographer
a Columbus
a Vespucci
I fear
he may be lost
at sea
I will show you
in my glove box atlas
where I last saw him,
where you might
find him
if he has not yet
gone down
but beware:
DR SCOTT SIMPSON
Source page 137
he is charting
unmarked waters, black
as India ink
WHERE THE GROWTH BEGINS
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