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May 2005
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***BIO*** Joseph Veronneau:  I reside in Burlington, Vermont. I've been published in zines like Poet Lore, Blue Collar Review, The American Dissident, The Kept Writer, Typewriter Voodoo, Fearless, Hidden Oak, and many others. I run a chapbook publishing venue under the name Scintillating Publications, in which I've published 5 titles to date since starting it in 2000. Interested writers can email me at mustiis@aol.com
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Friday Night Outlaws
by Joseph Veronneau
Local cops are afraid
of confrontation.

Yes, it's raining out
but all the son of a bitch
had to do was
roll down the windows
of his cruiser to hear
the neighbors blasting
today's rap classics
at 3 a.m.

Fuck those guys-

good ol' boys in blue
late for a date with a donut
and a cup of joe

with the rookies they helped train.

I've seen enough cowardice
and have to work in the a.m.
but they won't go inside unless
they've got back-up fresh on their tails
in case there's anyone big at the party.

The real outlaws
to be underlined here
wear a badge,
fingering their holstered power
like they do their obese wives.

Wouldn't quite know
what to do
if he ever had to
call someone out.

Fuck those clowns.

Blocking intersections and roads
for Sunday afternoon marathons
waiving orange snow cones
to direct traffic

let the glory be yours,
my friend

your contributions to society
are classic.