fossilized gentrified gesture
ducked into alleyway &
said look in dumpster because the
train wreck is
coming for you suits & ties turn
out to be games of
grown up hide & seek murder is
just tag gone all sour
grapes starvation is just
crippled harvest don’t be so
sad said the tombstone disease a
stray bullet will
strike you down & you won’t be
able to feel the floor
boards any more don’t be so glum
chum cigarette burns
are crimped bits of skin this
manifesto is a crumpled
lover’s nest hate speech divinity
incarnate & a
conductor must wonder every once
in a while what if
they need to apply the brakes be
creative every shady
patch beneath trees is perfect
for torch & scorch
scratch out a calm for new card
games folded letters &
plastic candy hearts fan
discombobulated cranium don’t
be so worried about noose
efficiency suicide comes
along only so often what follows
is special nightmare
all alone worth the cut & stutter
help trouble cry
saline showers breed horse
carcass mane velcro wig a
mass of curly cues rises up on
hind legs & asks you
poor sucker to mount opens up
saddle & demonstrates
how to ride how to write a
blathering sultry sex
screed money well made game well
played stalemate
