Conventional Man
I fixed the fridge. The diamond mine that never produces just birthed a babe. The sand in the rug has a secret. While you brought love to the captives, I performed surgery on the machine. Flakes of orange sky, help me remember. I will put myself together...
The Mad Man
The mad man is here. He’s a real sweet talker, barfing brimstone. But really, he’s the original fool, blackened on the inside and sparkling on the outside. That’s his definition anyway. The dark magician in the needle likes popcorn with pepper and heat when he’s applying it....
Dirty Nails
I made a wrong turn. I squirreled my way much deeper than planned. Something down here is worth the time. Let’s pull on it and discover its size. Because if it’s magic, then there’s magic all around it. That’s what the man inside the man said. I...
Allegedly Capable
The basement bar is open. Enjoy. I remodeled the place myself. Childhood joy is playing pool. Teenage angst is locked in the bedroom. The vapor demons fill the hot tub. My higher self plays the chaperone, and he’s a sucker for dirty jokes. Be back in a...
The Mane
It fell from the sky, forged and heavy. We dragged it away and watched it for a thousand years. We rubbed our hands on it, and lived on top of it. Then it opened its eyes, and now we see it is alive. There’s a lion outside....
Warmest Colors
The same bloody sundae I had been serving was the forbidden fruit I sucked up with a straw. A strength aches with the first flash of exposure. Send your greatest warriors. The crest of mercy contains all the stars in the sky. Creation is the oldest of...
Rides At Sunset
I live in the lint trap, with cotton cake and candy crumbs. In the secret canyon of my darkness, beneath layers and waves and landfills of shadow, I have always found flashing fun. Popcorn and presents for everyone, and chocolate shakes. You tilt my world, and I...
We’re Getting Warmer
This is our corner of the world. It reflects my love for you. Water me and I will grow. Tread lightly on me with bare feet and I will breathe better. Talk to me and I will sing. I am the seas and the trees and the...
Guardian of the Underworld Makes No Assurances
Reach up and grasp the moon like a doorknob, turn and push. Sky says rain coming. Land says water going to wash everything away. Sun says everything going to be all right. Man get no say. Woman knows the way, and your directions were perfect: Two freeways,...
