hey kid, you want some candy?no. I’m 16.oh. do you want to make some money?then yes. never seen again. hidden in plain sight,right under our noses,somewhere nondescript—a rundown apartment,or darkened basement,or mundane warehouse. forced to share their skinwith othersfor a few bucks.not even the owners of the sale,just the commodity.a commodity of flesh,and pleasure.that ephemeral…
idea poltergeists: a poem
the ideas are:word poltergeists that possess my mind,making a mess of the place,only exorcised by the pen. the ideas are:tidal waves smashing into estuaries—crashing, receding, repeating. the ideas are:feast or famine—an epicurean banquet where tasty morsels abound,oran arid wasteland where everything goes to die. the ideas are:here and gone—a bullet train with precious cargo,andan old…
prayer to a woke god: a poem
our politically-correct entity,hallowed by thy pronouns. thy cancellations come,thy social justice be done,in real life as it ison the web. give us this day,our public enemy,and ignore our trespasses,as we hastily cancel thosewith differing opinions. lead us into public spacesthat we may voice our lonecorrect opinions. for ours is the delusion,and the vanity,and the hubrisforever….
cargo train: a poem
my wife has never likedthe cargo trainsthat operate a milefrom our house,but I havealways hadthe utmost admirationand respectfor them. even asantiquatedandanachronisticas they may be,I still find comfortin those horn blasts. early morning rooster calls.late evening dinner bells. as a teen,I walked on the rails,maintaining my balancelike a tightrope walker,as cars passed by me to the…
resolution failure: a poem
making resolutionsto change intosomething better—more effective,productive,healthier,yet,failing at sustainingthe task,like taking two stepsforward,thenbeing pulled backby the leash. every intentionof doing better,lacking the willto do so.succeedinga handful of times,thenfalling offthe cliffto a rocky demise. self-loathingat the inabilityto reproduceresultslong term. every herowe look up toable to do so,we envy. we lackstrength of spirit,and willpower,unableto overcomeshort termhurdles. never able…