Poetry
the good life
The skinny slick of fame dries up: a relief, a betrayal that’s welcome. / Head to the valley and sit by the fall of the stream getting over itself. / The other...
report on mummified remains
As the organ conceived of as residence of the soul, the one the undertakers / undertook to keep ready and whole, a lantern easily available to light, the / presence of a...
camera-eye archives
1. / Memory 921,849: Tommy the blind guy / / I never knew how he got our telephone number / Or how he shot a perfect game of pool / On...
of future cosmetics
What they might try to map out / on my face, or with needles / / I would rather burn / / The unfinished quilts / pressed, in a case,...
wanting
It’s 2:30 am, the time / I’m supposed to forget, / when we open our legs / for gruff solace. Romance / took a hike two hours ago / and I want...
how to recognize change
Clouds scud by the moon and patches / of light appear in the snow-seeded clouds. / / Greater temperature variation does not mean / we get nicer weather. / /...
considering the nunnery
This morning on my way to the dump, / working on a poem for your sister’s wedding, / but late for an appointment with the mechanic / (and irritated because you had...
meet again
Him dead three tears, and I’m wearing his shirt. / Them days is over. Summig on the uh, radio, / No, wireless. The old songs. His shirt hung up / By the...
untitled, november 23, 2006
why breathe air. why feet / / would you want to trust another technology. / other than what you can see that breaks. / / there is nothing more satisfying...