“Deterrence,” “The Empirical World,” “Gastroenteritis,” and Other Poems
Deterrence Wombats and other creatures that make their living from others have all taken over the cashiers' positions at your favorite supermarket.…
“The Rage: Carrie Two” and “Depression Screening”
The Rage: Carrie Two Why did they have to remake you? Wasn’t one pig’s blood dress enough? Tommy’s dead head over a steel bucket, dropped from the…
“Hell for Thoughts,” “Ten Thousand Islands,” and “Hot Hot Hot”
Hell for Thoughts Never mind time past, time present and time future are become the New Now in the electric beargarden that lies beyond the Enter…
“Calypso” and “Marionette”
Calypso Broken boughs set upon starlit seas of blue--- endless tides of foam and melodies of you. Your eyes, dark and dismal as the storm, but within…
“On Bullet Night,” “Summer Camp,” and “You Never Know”
On Bullet Night she keeps ranting cussing every bullet that shatters a parlor window thuds into the wall – she doesn’t try to protect herself figures…
“Screaming for Ice Cream,” “Walk Like a Jain,” and “Neptune Opposite Moon”
Screaming for Ice Cream Now you want me to care that you love me, gobble your sentiment like ice cream from your dusty, cracked bowl. Last time, you…
My Brown Skin
I'll let the reader decide what, exactly, my mindset was when I wrote this free verse masterpiece. My Brown Skin by Hakim Kangsworth, Formerly Known…
Letters from a Heartbroken Pervert: Another Poem
Whenever I dig into the complete work of a poet I like, I always find that their later work totally sucks. A hipster as fuck opinion, I know, but…
Letters from a Heartbroken Pervert: A Poem
Can you tell me how this poem ends? I know we broke up, but I could really use your help. As you know, Raymond Carver is great to get you going, but…
