Writing

Three Double Takes

1 allegretto A zebra with a party horn and hat has crashed your thirtieth. This creature was your friend when you were three and…

I felt so secure I even wanted the flies there

I was sick reading the bible given to me by a friend I kept thinking I was going into the blessing he put on…

HIS T-SHIRT

His burnt-orange t-shirt, black letters above the image of an AR-15, the slogan: “quickest way to a man’s heart.” I’d describe him, but why…

Killing conspicuous

I’m that dead tree standing sullen in a secluded summer grove waiting for winter to make me indistinguishable from my peers.

in pursuit of dead presidents

you took away the fruits of the womb, along with the dear heart I once promised 'forever' to, with your lies. all i ever…

Lies Told by a Metronome

With the smirk of a soulless sociopath, the metronome spreads vicious libels against the sanity of protoplasmic cadences. * The metronome is a jealous…

One rupee coin

A fast train from Pradipghat would take around 45-50 minutes to reach Bharatgadh. Marvan would travel daily between the two stations, in a second…

I hated Tamaqua

https://soundcloud.com/user-394055377/i-hated-tamaqua-live I hated Tamaqua and the early morning light in sleepy eyes the leftover drunks wandering around the gazebo the food stamp fat ass…

& as far from

spiegel im spiegel

an ocean of inquiries, curious inspections, questions swelling since that primordial day of light when our minds first opened their eyes will, one day,…

Gateleg Table

Walnut with turned legs That unfold in a triptych For dining or card play. Carried in an ox-cart from Minnesota To a Dakota homestead.…

My doctor said to play with my cat as a coping mechanism to prevent my suicide

My doctor said to play with my cat as a coping mechanism to prevent my suicide but neither one of us feels like playing…