Previous Poem  |  Return to the Poetry index page  |  Next Poem Thirteen Things That Frighten Me by Dennis McBride from Looking for Peoria: The Epicurean At Rest (1995) The morning Getting up in the morning Watching people vote Two women talking Two men talking A man and a woman talking No one talking but the blinking light on my message machine saying someone did The criminal The policeman Closet heterosexuals People who liked the movie The Exorcist but didn't like Bambi People wearing T-Shirts and bumper stickers that say, “No Fear” The number thirteen Previous Poem  |  Return to the Poetry index page  |  Next Poem

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