poetry Looking back 22 Oct 202022 Oct 2020 I haveAlways BeenA ghost. —- I Lived inHauntedHouses, learningHow to Shriek,Moan, &Groan From FeverishlyUnrest *——Astral *—-Figures, LONG—dead———Inside. —- The power ofChrist Has neverCompelled me. —- Unruly spiritsDo not kneelTo pastoralAuthority.…
poetry You are 17 Oct 202023 Oct 2020 The light beamsAnd shadows whichCurve round~~~~~~) /———————\| Every | Corner | /———————\| Of my | home. | —- I am every surface, And we AllWant DesperatelyTo be. —- I ache,…
poetry I wonder 15 Oct 2020 If One DayThere will beRobots thatMimic a lover’sIdiosyncrasies. —- 2030: Facial-RecogDrones flyAround us; RespondusMonitoring SharedSubtleStimuli. —- For the Right Price, Apple HomeKits Offer biomimeticRecreations of anyPast or hypotheticalConversation. —- In…
poetry To be Invisible Glass 13 Oct 202013 Oct 2020 PretendI am aScreen. Look @ me. ScrollThroughMy feeds, & analyzeMy data. —- LayAround; HoldingMe InYour Hands —-So Many——-Times You loseAll desireto see me... ...& then...Scroll me ——Some——More. —- For sanity…
poetry 🚔Wee-woo🚨Wee-woo🚔 9 Oct 202010 Oct 2020 Do youKnow whyI pulledYou over, son? —- You areUnder. Arrest. ——Effective————Immediately——Because——- ———The amount———Of attentionI am—Not-GettingIs-Actually-Illegal. —- My accountBalance of Knowing eyesAnd smirks Reflects-So—-——-Far in the———negative I am declaring—-Bankruptcy. —- “Knock,…
poetry You are the 6 Oct 20206 Oct 2020 Prismatic gem———splitting—-perspectiveInto rainbows On my otherwisematte sur[e]face. —- Northern lightsOf digital skies I frequentedEach night, Until redshiftGeomagneticallyOpposed you To dancingIn my Storms. —- Kindred spiritDisillusionedBy my ouijaBored andParlor tricks, And…
poetry Not To Be Dramatic, But… 2 Oct 20202 Oct 2020 SinceYou left: AmericaBroke out InLong overdueRace riots, My momWas putOn hospice For herLung cancer And died, My dadGot COVIDAnd———-—SomehowSurvived— ——-WhileMillions ofOthers—— —Weren’t— ——So lucky, And I Can’tGet myselfTo work-—Ever Since.
poetry Bbs first pandemic funeral 1 Oct 202010 Oct 2020 Don’t worry, Like...This- ———Isn’tAbout you. —- This isAbout how Now I soak In overpricedLiquid Satin, Butmy momIs still dead. —- I drift off toSlumberland On silkBed sheetsEach night, Butmy momIs…
poetry Mid-life Cry, sis 27 Sep 202028 Sep 2020 I neverThought I’d liveVery long. —- I grew upWith ConstructionSites asJungle gyms, Bingeing onSix-footBeef stick, Until ITradedEm’ in For the Salt and Meatof Six-foot Men; Clogging myArt-eries Til DeathDo us…
poetry Eye’m so Hungry 12 Sep 202013 Sep 2020 To beSeenBy youAgain. I wouldGiveAlmostAnything Just toGazeAt youBriefly. Our gazesWere AlwaysLike touches. —- The intimacyBetween usIs a palpableThing. —- Though Cocooned Behind lids Now, EventuallyOur I’s willburstThrough To lightAgain, born…
