A boy needed a ride home today so he ordered me on his phone you're supposed to be an adult to ride but it's hard to look at a kid and say no I can't take you where you need to go today so he stumbled in told me he just got a haircut and … Continue reading Ride # 874
Category: Poetry
July on the Lake
I got really drunk yesterday said hey bet you I could sneak onto that guy's boat without him noticing okay I moved the water with my hands slowly drifting away from my people nobody noticed me leaving Almost at the boat I got a wave from my uncle my heart began beating often this will … Continue reading July on the Lake
An Awfully Fancy Dinner
I could really go for a minty biscuit perhaps a cup of sour clam chowder a slice of sticky lint bread sir would you pour me a glass of rock-hard cashews and while you're at it I'll take an order of the corned chocolate my wife is thinking about the house-made crab packets but I … Continue reading An Awfully Fancy Dinner
Morning Bubbles
Somebody is blowing bubbles in my cranium I can feel them pop on the outskirts of my skull each one louder the more I think upon it I wait for them to fly out my eyes fall through my nostrils or glob together and flow out my ears like soapy water after a weird bath. … Continue reading Morning Bubbles
Douche
There's something to admire in a raging douchebag the condescending confidence only to be pulled off by a select few how they look at you as if to say I'm a total douche and there's nothing you can do.
Suction Cup Killer
Sugary suction cups sit on the edge of a finished wood counter a sign "mobile order" a pretty young woman button nose and bleached hair long leather boots bit of a worried stride tilts her head eyes widen a bit "Sarah" she goes for the grab no budge balance breaking again she pulls harder and … Continue reading Suction Cup Killer
One-Ply
Oh bathroom, oh restroom of dark deceit white walls hands free the great shitting man’s dream clean sink pristine seat the lemon pledge reeks I pop my squat all is well it would seem. I’d like to think I’ve been a nice guy but you must think otherwise, for you gave me a one-time supply … Continue reading One-Ply
Gary Jones
Gary Jones liked to make homemade ginger ale and scream to his kittens about his ex-wife or the atrocities of the Middle East When somebody came to his door Gary wondered what kind of gun they were carrying and where they would shoot him how it would feel He peeked through the hole but never … Continue reading Gary Jones
A Rational Poem About the Emotion of Love
I don’t often write about love I’ve felt it yes had it slap me around here and there but I’ve found the feeling of romantic love able to be boiled down to sexual attraction plus familiarity a strong feeling it is you can still love someone while they tear you apart maintain that sense of … Continue reading A Rational Poem About the Emotion of Love
Some People
Some people are boring like crackers alone or agreement falling through holes water in a colander diffusing unable to hold
