Jimmers

                        © Marko Davidović

weighed 90 pounds soaking wet

wearing hawaiian shirts

open chested

in the middle of february

eating cold cans of clam chowder

as he marched down the hall

like paul bunyan’s skeleton

after dinner

                          with the donner party

a conquering warlord

he sold smack and dime bags

on credit to hustlers, poets

& wayward ballerinas

when he wasn’t climbing

the walls

like spiderman

to avoid imaginary police raids

or working part time

in his father’s butcher shop

to appear respectable

or telling stories

about his time in prison

while playing an acoustic guitar

with no strings

or having sex

loud enough to wake the dead

and give them a little something

to help them make it

through the night.

-by John Dorsey

John Dorsey is the author of several collections of poetry, including “Teaching the Dead to Sing: The Outlaw’s Prayer” (Rose of Sharon Press, 2006), “Sodomy is a City in New Jersey” (American Mettle Books, 2010), “Tombstone Factory” (Epic Rites Press, 2013), and most recently, “Natural Selection: Early Poems” (Kilmog Press, 2014). His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. He may be reached at archerevans@yahoo.com.

Painting Courtesy: Marko Davidović

Marko Davidović was born in belgrade, 1981, finished Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade, 2005, in Graphic Design. Had 4 solo exhibitions and several group ones with some awards for graphic, graphic design, painting, drawing, own made font and calligraphy.