August 8, 2021
“Intervention,” “Dark Hours,” “Call Me…,” and “A Caustic Free Verse”
Intervention We knew going in our relationship wasn’t a keeper yet you stayed around, when I needed you most taking my hands pulling me close so I…
August 7, 2021
“A Sonnet for Elvira, Mistress of the Macabre, No. 13,” “A Sonnet for Suzi,” “Song: A Zombie Zonnet,” and Other Poems
A Sonnet for Elvira, Mistress of the Macabre, No. 13 She is a one-woman Sodom & Gomorrah…
August 6, 2021
“Shimmer,” “Bristol Zoo, a Childhood Memory,” and “Jaws of Death, a Love Poem”
Shimmer Run through those long dark alleyways from street gangs in Barcelona, play the blues until your fingers bleed, never search the bottom of a…
July 31, 2021
“Ground Zero,” “The Reckonings,” “The Dangle,” and “Imposter Syndrome”
Ground Zero At trailer parks in weedy yards on sun beaten dirt roads way past where the rich live their housemaids and groundskeepers the maintenance…
July 30, 2021
“Demonhead,” “The Grand Worm,” and “Tempestous Demon”
Demonhead Wake up, go to bed. Thus sayeth the Demonhead. So, the man woke up. Eat some food, you mortal fool. So, brewed, Satan’s tool. So, the man…
July 29, 2021
“Deaf and Dumb” and “Preservation Society”
Deaf and Dumb The neighbors dropped by to say how superior Trump makes them feel. They love every minute of it. Never have my neighbors ever felt so…
July 20, 2021
“The Angels Come Unasked,” “Imperious Vultures,” and “What Would the Neighbors Say”
The Angels Come Unasked The angels come unasked And they lay their magic upon you Just when you think you can’t hold on Much longer And then the…
July 19, 2021
“Rhuck U 2,” “Dreaming,” “Subs,” and “Coach”
Rhuck U 2 My roommate had the bleeding eyes of a Jesus freak and a heavy rap I got tired of so moved to an empty room in the dorm down the hall next…
July 17, 2021
“On Second Thought,” “Columbia Dreams,” and “The Last Word”
On Second Thought Love at first sight, Romance, A simple wedding, Bliss, A blended family, Beautiful, Some marital challenges, Difficult, Then a…
July 16, 2021
666 John’s Apocalypse: A Cycle
I: Man Made Flesh Light made life Shapes come in Undefined and strange Until the figures change They smile through tears They laugh through pain They…