Hercules went crazy,

And he drove into New York

He said, “I think I’ve gone and

Killed my wife and kids.

Now, I’m practically a god.

I’ve done some fucked up shit before

But I don’t think I’ll be

Getting over this.”

“Woah, woah, woah

What do you mean 'you ‘think?’”

I asked.

He laughed and said,

“Some things, I can’t believe.

C’mon I wanna drink

And jaw about

Impossible things.”

So I lit out from Astoria

Down to 2nd Ave. & 9th

Where he’d gotten us a

Table at Veselka.

When I came in, he said, “I figured

That some Greek cuisine’d be nice.”

I said, “It’s Ukrainian, but I

Appreciate the gesture.”

“Ai, yai, yai

I’ve been too far from home!”

He laughed.

"We sat and sang

Old songs we used to sing.

The shots of ouzo flowed

And made us bold,

Impossible things.

We sang la la la…

“So what have you been up to

Since this tragedy occurred?”

He said, “Some odd jobs for a

Cousin of my friend.

Like I just killed off a flock of

Poisonous robotic birds

And used their blood to

Cauterize a hydra’s head.

Oh, you know,

I stole man-eating horses,

Channelled river ways to

Wash their stables clean.

I’ve still gotta kill a giant bore

And do more and more

Impossible things.”

He stabbed at his pierogi.

“I guess I’m here to take a break.”

I said, “You don’t drive through

Manhattan to relax.”

He said,

I can’t be punished hard enough

To pay for my mistakes,

And all my miracles

Won’t bring them back.”

Anyway,

We walked out quiet in the dark

When suddenly an arc of

Gold and indigo and green

Crossed the avenue and spread

It lit the air above our heads

Like some impossible thing

He said,

“So what’s it take to make it right?”

I said, “The rest of your life.

And impossible things.

So la la la…

B I R D S O N G S

BIRDSONG

THE NANTUCKETERS

LINDSAY

THE FACTORY FLOOR

FOREST PARK

VESELKA

LOVE IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

HOLY