Poem-A-Day: William Dawes by Eileen Myles

William Dawes by Eileen Myles     faint tinkling down the street  moved me from Swan  to Mass Ave  the skinny men running  into Boston. Why  I don't know. Let's go  to town hall  giant horses  Paul Revere & William  Dawes and horses  hairy poop lands  splat on the brick. Get em to sign  your program. It's not  even really Paul Revere  I went to the other  guy he signed William  Dawes was there really  a him he signed all antiquey  I think it's in my trunk  and horses went down the street  again after the runners  I don't even think they  live here. They run all the way  into Boston. Why  little babies dying man's and people losing  their leg you live in the world  now in history it's true  is not a fake. Copyright © 2013 by Eileen Myles. Used with permission of the author. About this Poem:   "The bombing in Boston triggered a memory of the estrangement/fascination I felt as a kid about the marathon & the accompanying reenactment of Paul Revere's ride on that day. And the death of Martin from Dorchester made me think of all the killed babies of the world, everyone." Eileen Myles  Poetry by Myles Snowflake / different streets    Poem-A-Day launched in 2006 and features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. Browse the Poem-A-Day archive.   Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org. April 22, 2013             Eileen Myles is the author of numerous books of poetry including, most recently, Snowflake / different streets (Wave Books, 2012). She is the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship and a Lambda Literary Award, among other honors. Myles was born in Boston and lives in New York City.  Related Poems Boston by Aaron Smith Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Oklahoma City: The Aftermath by Ira Sadoff

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