From the Desert He Rises

I had a dream

old and bad
in the desert
so bright it's sharp
a ghost walks out
filling it's footprints
become almost
almost human



His name is Vinny
from five hooks
Buried in a shallow
dusty hole
now back



Vinny knows everyone's name
and knows all the cards about
to be played
he's like a bad actor
half remembering lines



From his sleeve sometimes
dust fine dust
falls
or a scorpion
or even a snake
slides free



Vinny has come back
with a message
and those that feel
wish they had Vinny's hole



I had a dream
and Vinny is walking the strip
dusty and mean
A man not a man
a nightmare with footprints
and dust
always
dust