Illustrated man

First of three illustrations of poems from Pilgrim Station in ink, by Dan Jackson.

There is a man in the tub

    the taps are running
    the tears are running
he's pouring water on his head
like an animal that burrows,
like a savage in the dirt
escaping from the world,
crouched, rocking back and forth,
scooping soil loose enough
to pull the earth above him
or like the flightless, desert bird,
    burying his head
    wishing he were dead.