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Poetrynegative balance at the flea market lice market
nothing's worth anything anymore I'm surprised my memories were worth anything at all hours of old video games sold to some woman who was…
PoetryEaten up by an empty ache
I pour my thoughts into a lamp’s light, and I sense I am heard. I speak as a father, reciting all the usual warnings…
PoetryLast Ode to a Sweet Apricot
It was the season of fruit flies that brought us to the orchard— no reptile could ever convince me that you were the gravest…
PoetryDeath of a Horse Chestnut
I’m waiting for your carcass to be stripped of all its withered foliage by the gales. Your leaves were screwed and twisted back in…
PoetryHow to Gut a Carp
Keep her in the dark. In water. She's no good dead. Gotta cut her while she's fresh. Slip your chipped knuckles into her accordion…
PoetrySightseeing
Instead of travelling to a place I’ve never been to see something I’ve never seen, I prefer the seclusion of my backyard. Marveling over…
PoetryThe first time I French kissed you
was the same as the first time I kissed a girl the same as the first time I kissed anyone. My tongue in your…
Poetrybirds and other fly creatures
everything gone flaccid my droopy blue suede strap on little anchors in clouds precipitated worms choke fly crows like bags of black keys not…
