What happens if I’m found guilty? I ask Clyde
before the deliberation
He taps his pen on his yellow notepad
as if beating out the rhythm to some rhyme
some party anthem for whenfor when
he wins this case
And I want so bad
to grab that pen and notepad
and draw me a victory
a whole scene with dancing shapes
and hard lines turned to joy
That’s not going to happen, he says
Umi said English requires two mouths to speak
and four ears to understand
Clyde spoke with two mouths
One for me and one for the court