Hang Gliding on X
Hang Gliding on X was released in 1999 by Lummox Press. It can be ordered for only $5
from Lummox Press at PO Box 5301, San Pedro CA 90733-5301. Or you can grab it from a
bookstore; the ISBN number is 1-929878-12-5.
A SAMPLE POEM
123
My wrist band was
blue and white.
It had an "M" on it,
meaning I was
relegated to the
jail's Mental Health
ward. The ones
with red and white
bands were in there
for 187s -- murder.
My friend -- if you
can call a few hours
of friendship as
creating a friend --
Derrick was
wearing a red and
white
band -- he was
cool and
untouchable.
Big as a fucking
fridge --- no one
messed
with him.
Our jail ID numbers
were seven digits
long, but we only
had to know the last
three, as those were
the ones they called
out. Mine was
"123."
When they called
out, "Holstad 123,
gather your
belongings and
come stand
at the gate," I
almost felt sad. My
identity was being
stripped and I was
being asked to go
"out there" again,
kind of like how I
felt when I left
Cedars earlier in the
year. This time
when I left, I didn't
cry and I didn't
look back.
1999-2004 Scott C. Holstad