Curbside silhouettes overlapped lawn-plots, stymied in green grass growth to honor Personal habits (a bit long in the tooth) Personal touch (herein) twigs scattered about the land in allegiance to organized chaos. /// (long nails) included in this instance, pinched the wood’s edges, delaying a march to waste baskets. A peasant located in the 19thContinue reading “Leviathan Recycled for Everyday Use”
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Last Person to Know Her Name
1. A stranger in a blue wig rolled on the floor, Her eyes rolled too Until sclera hues matched wall paint Matched Styrofoam. Loose change Founds its marks along the carpet. Police entered and embedded dead Presidents In the fabric. “What’s her name?” Reasons to name corpses. Soft kicks to hips. Officer knelt for prayer Continue reading “Last Person to Know Her Name”
Ode to City Parks as Metaphor for the Tax-Gap
City Park’s Grass Acclimates to foot-traffic, Folds Like two parallels, never to meet. Trophy fabric Succumbs to the wind And smacks its clamp Against the metal flag-pole. Clouds become Objects Familiar to imperial culture. “I see a bear!” “I see a bull!” Inside a shadow. Is it human? Light pollution Mired in smoke plumes CurlsContinue reading “Ode to City Parks as Metaphor for the Tax-Gap”
Soda & Guns 