Tumbleweed

An Unemployed Machinist

by John Giorno

An unemployed

machinist

An unemployed machinist

who travelled

here

who travelled here

from Georgia

from Georgia 10 days ago

10 days ago

and could not find

a job

and could not find a job

walked

into a police station

walking into a police station

yesterday and said

yesterday

and said:

“I’m tired

of being scared

I’m tired of being scared.”