Poems Niederngasse

Michael Riley

the bus driver was a palindrome


the bus driver was a palindrome
he played a guitar made out of
the emergency window
had a patent on a condom
that was two parts water
three parts country & western

on friday afternoons
his unpaid rent receipts
rolled around in the aisle
like a bleeding lung out of water
fish skeletons
barked at the old ladies
something under a violet sheet
validated our tickets

Michael Riley's poems have recently appeared in Going Down Swinging,  Stylus Poetry Journal, Pendulum and The Rose & Thorn. He lives in  Melbourne, Australia. You can view the translation of this poem in  the Italian NG.   email:  M.Riley