“To My Old Friend, C.K.,” “Custodes,” “Waiting for the Wounds,” and Other Poems

To My Old Friend, C.K. They never believe you; not in Vegas or Chicago. They laugh at you--- you with your white shoes and seersucker suit. They…


The Department of Education Turned My Entire Generation Into Domestic Terrorists

Homeboy's got a slow burn heart Knows wrong from right and doesn't give a damn any more The fire's burnt out in his chest You know he's the walking…


“Errol,” “Their Cure,” and “Scratching Entertainment from a Pile of Tinsel Incendiaries”

Errol Errol had one wish to live and two to die depending upon the interval he was at, Its beginning, or at its end. Then at 50 he met his end. And…


“Consumption,” “Bergman’s Island,” “Unrequited Harmony,” and Other Poems

Consumption All her life she has been eating herself. As a girl beginning with her feet where she washed the feet of others with her long hair. Only…


An Anti-Manifesto Manifesto

I don’t give a damn: "Enough is enough" is enough Don't ask me to read your gay manifesto I don't give a fuck about your mass shooter IPO I ain't…


“Celebs at the Beach,” “Peripheral Visions,” “Bride of the Sky,” and Other Poems

Celebs at the Beach I strain myself to get a better look, A good long look at what is promised To be the view of a lifetime. I’m not a stargazer; I…


My Wizardry

In me a tender hunch wakes up the meek-smooth-blissful aeon of a dream a winged immortality which is still a delicate fledgling of my psyche in……


Three-Line Poetry Collection 2

Untitled Anxiety treads water in the ocean unseen paralyze, anchors around my feet drowning me put into words oceans disappear quietly I swim in a…


“Of Horns and Halos,” “Watching a Snowman Melt,” and “Chasing Summer”

Of Horns and Halos Old squeaky knees is at it again, now that the heat of battle has cooled, analyzing the relevant facts and figures…


“Closing Time” and “I Want This Book to Hurt You”

Closing Time It took over twenty years But I took you home After you eyed me from across the bar For decades. I knew about you but I had other things…