“A Bag of Hands,” “Bonne Journee,” “The Tao of Poop,” and Other Poems

A Bag of Hands Jalisco, Mexico. In a black plastic bag: 12 severed hands removed from their owners, for thievery, por rateros, and put in this bag,…


“I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You” and “Now You Know”

I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You It had been on your mind for some time, But you don’t share that, There’s no need, And once you tell her, There’s no…


“Griefs” and “The Victims”

Griefs I wore a cloth that has been stitched With several rival threads Bleeding sorrowful messages. Why must the innocuous feeble lamb Be sacrificed…


An Enchanted Moment from Bee-Like Autumn

the last autumn---bee just before epiphany beehive fulfilled? bee looking at fall in the beehive---wings and the timeless dreamed sparks meek bees as…


“Soft Landing,” “We All Die in Silence,” and “Laughter is Never Enough”

soft landing i think i was supposed to be your soft landing an easy bounce back after a shitty divorce they obviously never told you about my demons…


“A Long Drive in America” and Other Poems

A Long Drive in America Let's see how long you can drive in America before you get to a place you can't get out of. Let's see how many days you can…


“Gods of a Comic Relief,” “I Can Break My Own Heart,” “Gods of a Bonehead 12,” and Other Poems

Gods of a Comic Relief Our smoke and mirrors lifestyle cloaks all our lies smothers my trailer trash tales back into my womb I get all knotted and…


Chaos Litany

There's a kind of separation hysterically laden in a body without bodies, Every transmission in your voice, mother, pulls a soft knife to my throat,…


Demian

This is everything I remember. I was looking at conspiracy websites and something was different. The Internet had been hijacked and inter-dimensional…


“Bibliotherapeutic Saudade” and “Duende of a Sylvan Art”

Bibliotherapeutic Saudade the books stand linear---a syzygy in the redux etagere the mellow beige sun halved by peach clouds, peeks at them…