99poems/troubled

I am troubled
by the absence
of lines on compact
discs. How does
the thing know
where it is?
My favorite records
were always
scratched where
I lifted the
needle to play
my favorite cut.
I was always
that way,
wanting only
what I want,
skipping the rest.
Eating dessert
first, in case
there was an earth-
quake before
the end
of dinner.

6/15/99