The schizophrenic outside

strikes the air

takes a step back

and I wonder

what exactly he's hitting at

and why he hits it

or if he strikes himself

or got struck, himself

one day by a ball thrown

past its intended recipient. 

Did he wear a helmet

after that? Would you? 

Would you waltz, feint, or tarry

at coffee, cards, or tea? 

He smokes, smokes, and yells

mostly at cops. Wherefore 

you go, you go unwillingly,

all of you. I would give him

back his teeth, I think,

set his eyes on the same

traintracks, to smash the money

in the penny.