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UNDERGROUND VOICES: POETRY - 01/2012
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STEVEN GULVEZAN For The Love Of Oona High noon at Kroger A 60-year-old Grosse Pointe Woods man Was arrested for shoplifting In excess of one hundred dollars Assault and battery And attempting to flee The scene of a crime. Police said the suspect Loaded up a shopping cart With four 12-packs of Guinness Draught beer Valued at $58.78 Angus steaks Valued at $99.18 Multiple packages of jumbo shrimp Valued at $103.89 Four bottles of Cook’s Grand Reserve champagne Valued at $28.98 Multiple cases of Red Bull Valued at $103.99 A box of Trojan condoms Valued at $18.39 And a pack of Zestra Feminine Arousal Fluid Valued at $25.99 When the suspect exited without paying A Kroger loss prevention officer Confronted him The suspect Pushed the cart into the officer Knocked over flower shelves And pushed other shopping carts In the officer’s direction As he attempted to flee Police cruisers Responding to the call Cut off the suspect’s escape In the parking lot of Kroger The suspect was tackled By four responding policemen And after a brief struggle Was tasered And taken into custody As he was dragged To the rear of a police cruiser The suspect was heard To cry out Something About doing it all For the love of Oona And that was all He was able to say Before the officers Tasered him Just once more To make sure He was amenable to his fate Born in Detroit, Steven Gulvezan has worked as a journalist and library director. He continues to live in the Detroit area with his wife, Karen and his dog, Yogi. His book, The Dogs of Paris, is forthcoming from March Street Press. |
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