for Loretta


Say baby, to fall in love, baby,
is to love a man
named Jasper, baby, slick, wide
brim hat, say, gray, care-free,
baby, curls, and all.

Say, to fall in love baby,
is to love a man that drives
a gold 1970 El Dorado Cadillac
that has a bullet hole
in its windshield.