I moved into the town That’s like a grid Where people look away And take the expedited paths. . I moved into mice, Cracked windows, A broken boiler, Broken window blinds and a Landlord who seems generally fearful. . I moved into a junkie, Totally bombed, Standing in my driveway, Looking to the side and […]

I am stripped of my teeth By human attrition pervading All of my quadrants And I want to reach out to my bed-ridden uncle Who articulated something really memorable In the card he gave me for my high school graduation But am surrounded by burned bridges Like the aftermath of cathartic explosions Embodying alternative rock […]

There’s Tracyanne, The husky cashier, . There’s Michelle, The upwardly mobile, Ambitious customer service clerk . And, Among others, There’s Grace, The Amazon shopper Who looks like a real, live, Stuck-up bimbo. . It’s like something Out of a movie. . In and out, People file, In rapid fire, Not bothering each other, In this […]

Sometimes it seems To me All my achievements in life Lead to overproduction of skin cells And to itching and scratching And For all the purple corridors and rooms I’ve traversed I’m always Once again Subservient to those little microbial organisms On my skin Without which I would not be me and Which laugh as […]

Do I want to go camping or not? I have no idea. I have no idea whether or not I like camping. I always adamantly adored it as a youth with my dad hating it. I was thinking about getting a tent. Unfortunately, anyway, I’ve never pitched one in my life. It seemed like diffusing […]