“The Road to Death,” “Pretending to Be Cool,” and “Watching the World Turn to Blood”
the road to death i tell my mother she is on her hardest journey the road to death there is no such thing as going gracefully you’ll watch the body…
“A Limo at Last,” “Old Shark,” “One Fell Off the Seesaw,” and Other Poems
A Limo at Last Faces in the windows on both sides of the street can vouch for the manners of the young chauffeur as he led the old couple to a…
“Shopping at Safeway” and “Rescue Dog”
Shopping at Safeway Just getting, A few items, Arugula, Tomatoes, Crackers, Peanut butter, A couple, Frozen things, Now he’s, Cruising through,……
“Zonnet Eighteen,” “October Candy,” “Seven More Chupacabra Truths,” and “Chupa-Ku, Volume XII: No. 56-60”
Zonnet Eighteen Shall I compare thee to the rambling dead Thou art most gruesome in so many ways Tough times don’t shake nor your actions a dread In…
“LOL!,” “Older,” and “Golf and Sex”
LOL! Hours after my dad had died my mum let everyone know of his passing--- by messaging her entire phonebook--- David’s Dead LOL, not realising……
“Four to Twelve-Thirty,” “Fable,” and “Nate and Myrna”
Four to Twelve-Thirty Hands towards box, hands towards brown tape machine, hands towards wrapping paper, hands towards tissue paper, hands towards…
“Defund the Thought Police” and “Nothing Lasts Forever”
Defund the Thought Police The language, Police, Are, On patrol, Everything, Has to, Be, Their way, It seems, Might, As well, Call them, The, Thought…
“Invega Sustenna,” “Who Made Who,” and “Mother to Child”
Invega Sustenna In our darkest moments, we are blinded by the situations and cannot see life from an objective perspective, today, I am laughing, for…
“Lady Ghislaine,” “Happy People,” and “Jack LaLanne’s Jumpsuit”
Lady Ghislaine It must have been reassuring; her posh British accent, the tender way her hand rested on their shoulders, like a mamma bear with her…
“The Man Inside Me,” “Listen to the Bell,” “Following the Birds,” and “That Special Number”
The Man Inside Me My surgeon checked on me while the nurse hit the dilaudid I gawked at him “This man’s hands,” I thought, “were inside me more…
