I Remember Vaguely
- I Remember Vaguely
The first timeI had sex
With Emily DickinsonIn ProvidenceRhode Island
It was two weeks afterMy brother Tom diedWalking into a sunriseIn Nebraska
Waving that new shotgunLike a batonAt all the Greek gods on OlympusShe cried when I told her that storyAnd said I am afraid of you [End Page 87]
John McKernan
John McKernan grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, and is now retired after teaching forty-one years at Marshall University. He lives in Florida and in West Virginia where he edits ABZ Press. He has published poems in many journals, from The Atlantic Monthly to Zuzu's Petals.
