tilting my head to the Perseid shower—I see nothing neck supported by a chair cushion—so still—I see nothing the absence of it, the streaks abstaining as my… Read more “The Zenithal Hour”
The Sound a Dying Car Battery Makes
your water was sacred left dripping the names, the music the medicine it seems our soundtrack was a car battery drained in the morning the manual we… Read more “The Sound a Dying Car Battery Makes”
Destructive Interference
earthquake soon in this cracked bedroom beneath my heels flee the cockroaches the color of smudged knuckles in the dark in the light, the agate colors of… Read more “Destructive Interference”
Sunshine State
skittish, that shy James face burning red reading of Anna Bolena Old Coppernosed Henry walking through floret beds Black Eyed Susan some rain (reminding him of a… Read more “Sunshine State”
I’m Still Here
Blood: the word for family in the lips of angels hot hot hot like Florida every summer voices got into a tangle, where we felt happy, now,… Read more “I’m Still Here”
Nihilist Lunchbreak
I expect nothing. Nothing expects blood. Is nourished with blood. Under her feet. My distended abdomen. The warped heel. The coming void. Pressing ever downward. Stepping on… Read more “Nihilist Lunchbreak”
Never Get Fat
Never get fat Never twist your ankles Never smoke cigarettes 2 packs a day stabbed into the necks of empty Heineken bottles Never sweat by the beach … Read more “Never Get Fat”
