Where Steve Earle Went

Where Steve Earle Went

As I understand it,
to the bottom,

to the very, very bottom.
When a genius pawns

his last guitar
I think we know

where we all are.
But, then, he came back

miraculously, twice
the songwriter. Trust me

when I tell you
you don’t ever want to go

where Steve Earle went
unless you know exactly

how much beautiful shit
you’re coming back with.

–May 25, 2017