MORNING THEY SHOT TONY LOPEZ, BARBER AND PUSHER... by GARY SOTO
First Line: WHEN THEY ENTERED THROUGH THE BACK DOOR Last Line: WITH THE THREE, SHORT GRUNTS THAT LET YOU SLIDE %IN THE SAME BLOOD YOU CLOSED YOUR EYES TO
Poem Sources:
MORROW ANTHOLOGY OF YOUNGER AMERICAN POETS. SMITH, DAVE, & BOTTOMS, DAVID (EDS.) (1985)
THE PITTSBURGH BOOK OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN POETRY. OCHESTER, ED, & ORESICK, PETER (EDS.) (1993)