a response to a richard avedon piece i saw at the columbus museum of art

a smell rests upon his lips
rich in memory
as real as yesterday
today

a coca cola can
an image
a moment engraved in my mind

never will i drink from
a can
that my nose has not inspected

unattended soda cans are off limits

chewing tobacco has a new home

goodbye unfinished soda
be good to my dad