Etymology and Extracts

ETYMOLOGY // Supplied by an idiot tourist who / in the grip of a yearlong concussion / during which he had to learn to speak again / got it into that…


“Springtime on the Costa Blanca,” “Kirstie Girl,” and “Just Landed”

Springtime on the Costa Blanca Where does one stand? Sunshine follows rain as hot follows cold and warm comes cool. Like a woman’s mood swings during…


“Christ-Kissed Wisdom,” “Ballad of Release,” and “A Threesome by the Sea”

Christ-Kissed Wisdom “Oh Maggie” whispered Jesus,       After kissing his girlfriend: So grew the honeysuckle…


“War Games,” “War by Any Other Means,” and “Sign Language”

War Games Enemies were easier to identify playing war games with my brother. Stalking the south-side alleys and back streets, we waged war against…


I Am a Witness to Power, What Am I

Take me in hand, I await the journey of your inner thoughts, your love, rage, and your fears obedient to your command. I anticipate the things I will…


“Befriending the Horse,” “The Loneliest Place on Earth,” and “Broken Beautiful”

Befriending the Horse Feelings are like A bucking horse ---You once read--- They pull you This way and that, But, says the author You mustn’t shy…


I Was Gonna Kill Myself But Then I Missed My Train

It’s my last day on earth The way my body teeters Tells me that this is it The earth’s rotation is too much For my meager existence I am crooked like…


“Countenance Recesses,” “Bitter Heaven,” and “Edginess”

Countenance Recesses The black Bible is your travelling book, having mostly all its pages missing or still flying in the midair, where they are…


“Terror Maintenance,” “S.O.S.,” “Carrion Song,” and Other Poems

Terror Maintenance Names change but the in-house inferiors inventory remains. At the ends of each day, the alphabetical order sags with labels, dog…


Daedalus to a Chorus of Blue Birds

America, a fool's estate where space and time evaporate and all things ride the wind like smoke in rings that dissipate and float or rise like…