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Monthly Archives: July 2025

“Tomatoes Cost Extra”

Oh, what did I care — I was sick of working at the root beer stand, anyway. The heat was almost unbearable, here on this vast continental mass of plains which, much to my surprise, wasn’t the most humid part of the world, according to online sources. Everyone was usually pretty quiet. Sometimes an old […]

“Hammerhead”

You intersect with my eyesight Along that clumsy, smelly Portion of my eyes that I’ve neglected, You lunge for what’s in front of you Like a sheep-like consumer Attending a blockbuster movie Or migrating to the nearest, vapid Neon lights within a well-populated Set of doldrums under which I hung my head In miscellaneous years […]

“I Don’t Have Time or Money to Go to Concerts This Summer”

The very economic concept of growth Encourages subterfuge — The disguising of the self in As elaborate and boorish of a costume As possible. . All around town, We keep our heads down, Fight little battles, Wars, We . Live juxtaposed closely to Maniacal laughs, To fake smiles, to Rage and carnage, Bee-lining toward the […]