When I Was an EMT in Flint
I liked the nurses,
especially the ones
who were fat.
I wanted a fat wife
after that.
I wanted a fat wife
who could stitch
up my son
when he fell
from the local church
roof,
because I know
he will
and if he doesn’t
then I’ll push him up
there
and tell him
to walk the edge
until
either he
or I
fall asleep
first.
—Ron Riekki, Negaunee, MI
