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***BIO*** Justin Hyde lives in Iowa. He once artificially inseminated pigs for a living. He can be reached at jjjjhyde@yahoo.com
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this giant asian
by  Justin Hyde
bent over
like a
badly hammered
nail.

he's walking laps
on the
tenth of a mile track
at the ymca.

his left hand
bobs slowly
on and off the
silver metal railing
separating us
from a twenty foot drop
to the
basketball court.

hows it going?
i ask
pulling up even
during my
warm-up jog.

there's no
human recognition
in his eyes.

he says something
unintelligible
in a voice
that sounds like
dragonfly wings
and keeps
following his hand.

after lifting weights
i pop my head
in there.

he's still
at it.

what's with the
guy on the track?
i ask
at the desk
on my way out.

oh
that's fujimo,
she says
in a low voice
and tells me
his mom drops him off
four hours a day
so she doesn't
have to
deal with him.

is that
legal?
i ask.

we checked with
dhs
there's nothing we
can do,
she says
and goes back
to folding towels.

isn't dhs for kids?
i ask.

yea
he's only thirteen,
she says
checking over her shoulder
before dipping in close
and whispering

he's lucky though
cause she
watched on the news
how most of THOSE people
kill off
mistakes like that.
Mar. 2008
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