Moths
I slept in the attic upstairs. Well, not upstairs; up a ladder. There were six children in our house and so the attic was converted into a room so…
“Yalta,” “Naked,” and “Bow Wow”
Yalta Miss Hooker says that I'm going to go to Hell if I don't stop all my sinning, the sins I can help, she means, since Adam and Eve sort of got me…
“Prison,” “Why?”, “Night,” and “You and I”
Prison I lie awake in the sarcophagus Mentally counting the pins struck in the numerous Voodoo dolls with their evil smiles and lolling heads the…
“A Complete Love of Damage,” “The Lobby, LaSalle Avenue,” and “Halves”
A Complete Love of Damage (A line from “Signs and More” by Noelle Kocot, 2016) In contrast to Aristotle's way of explaining nature, Galileo relied on…
“Johnnie Cochran’s Bones” and “Your Calling”
Johnnie Cochran's Bones I should’ve dug up Johnnie Cochran’s bones, slapped a moustache on his skull & played ventriloquist for your trial,…
Meditation Upon Gustav Holst’s The Planets
Oak hasn’t gone wanting for the Touch of war and the cardinal Ain’t no Ares if’n you planning On attending this cathedral. Uncle Mick says I’ll meet…
“POTUS Interruptus,” “Bluff City,” “August Instead,” and Other Poems
POTUS Interruptus Donald J. Trump is often very good. What he is great at is being Donald Trump--- the only one we will ever have. When he dies, any…
“Maisie’s Mom Says,” “If I Were the Autumn Leaves,” “House of Cards,” and Other Poems
Maisie's Mom Says Words from Maisie Jean. "Mama I don't wanna do spelling and why does the cat lick to clean?" The music of her voice makes me want…
“Harbor Town in Plague Years,” “Russian Poets,” “East Liverpool, Ohio,” and “The Dead at Noon”
Harbor Town in Plague Years Scarlet, white, and green, Fluids of every shade, Mix among the crowds Swarming and teeming Towards the docks Where ships…
“Verbarian,” “Lawlessness,” “Tempus Fugit,” and Other Poems
Verbarian Slippery lovers ameliorate their omissions by catachreses or misuse of meronyms. Peddlers of phrase aren’t bucklers of breve. Anatomy of…
