Plane Crash

lines taken from Mad Men’s season 2, episode 1

Hey Brooklyn, come home

with me. Traffic makes the parade

look bigger. My mother says

if you can’t feel your cheeks,

it’s time to stop. You’ll have to

forgive me for not looking at

a bunch of bodies in Jamaica Bay

and seeing the opportunity. The

ugly little pushed-in faces,

belabored breathing. It’s all oysters,

travel and club memberships.

They’re completely captive. Am I

going to cry? Take off your dress.

I can’t feel my cheeks.

About the Author

Dolan Morgan lives and writes in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. www.dolanmorgan.com

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