Of Good and Evil
You think perennials
are underrated.
Orchids too fussy.
I’ll take the cactus
for its independence,
despite its hostile attitude.
Pulling the hose around
to spit at our strawberry plant,
I mourn for the milkweed
buried after the butterfly riot.
We both agree
dandelions are beautiful
when you light their heads on fire.
Emptiness
finds me
when I’m full
of fast food,
foraging for
a reason
to quit,
finding
nothing but
the desire
to continue.
In the beginning
there was
the
cheeseburger.
And then
a lineup
for
cheeseburgers.
I keep digging
for disgust
to see if
anyone’s watching.
Hegel said
you need someone
else to confirm
your existence.
Stranger,
I beg of you,
feed me
for a moment
with your eyes.
Tell me
I can put
down this donut.
I want
to remember
how to be
made whole.
Waves of Mermaid
The sea swallows sailors by the ship,
but we still sour over three waves
of mermaid. Isn’t man-made a type of
warning label? The first rule of masculinity
is you never talk about masculinity.
Wizard is to witch as player is to whore.
When police questioned the assault rifle
he confessed it was in his nature.
Mayday! There are women posed as women
in women’s locker rooms. In my dream,
my hockey coach places his heavy hand
on my shoulder, says there is a rugged
gentleness to my game, I play as though
I am the softest cloud in the sky.
