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PoetryOldies but Goodies
Yah! There’s something to be said for modern Hep B, HPV and AIDS, but gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia— the all-time greatest hits of STDs— keep…
PoetryI’m Not Saying They Are Liars
When I hear someone claiming they had an imaginary friend when they were a kid I almost say, “bullshit,” but I don’t. I’m not…
Poetryorbit of a sacrifice
each freckle is a planet in this contained universe, a body that orbits the sun— drenched experience I’m in. I say I worship God,…
PoetryGottfried and Klarissa
So when can you free up some time to see me? Free up some time? "Time is one thing that's always free" -- remember…
PoetryWhen I die don’t post it on Facebook
I don’t want it to rack up the likes even the nicer obituaries with pictures of charity work and all the good things are…
Poetrylemme say this while ain’t nobody lookin’
things get whittled down to winners and losers the prizes for naught 'cepting participation 'cause we all find ourselves lost with nothing to kick…
PoetryFidelity
You have abandoned the day to hide your secrets. I keep your hand, hang the moon in these dark trees as an offering. It’s…
PoetrySuch a Worm as I
Postlapsarian, we carry in pockets, the lumps of perceived iniquities which, distract us from our actual guilt. The impure loin or purloined pear or…
Poetrymy-Tune
I take that song and immerse it in a bucket full of cold water, hoping that the song chills me down while I fume…
PoetryYou Are Here
Soon there will be more tattoos on the planet than people, more ink on skin than on paper. We are already reading each other…
PoetryThe Familiar
Oh, you’re one of those, she said. Yes, I said, sadly, I am. And then I said, You’re not, I take it. She had…
PoetryBad Habits
My gay friend told me he masturbates three times a day. Ewww, I couldn't help thinking. One of my bad habits, judging others. But three times…