screaming at low volumes
CLEO You woke up and asked me, “Tell me, are you randy?” I said no and your reply, “Good, neither am I.” made me wonder if you were awake at all of if it was simply a halucinatory call. GEORGE I’m sure it was how you remember. Though I often sleep so I can forget.
words down drains in periodic impotence I won’t stop these dreams of greatness and gutters beholding treasure and fortunes in the currency of experience, but I wonder at the exchange rate this transaction -cold and unfeeling imposes on my soul where things priceless have spent their lives carving out names for those memories that have … Read moreNo Bullet in the Gun
When I placed it on the bar I left with trust in my heart. When I returned, I lost a part of my soul. Where did my oblivion go? O, Salvation, who has you? I know I’ve made a deal with 2 devils one says I can one says I can’t. Fuck the both of … Read moremother fuckers
Russian Inconsequence perhaps the Ukraine A black sea of love with a foreign name. There, see, she smiled probably not at me But with an oz. of luck I’ll be an extra in her dreams.
Yoga mat destinations toe ring decorative walk. And flannel that is not (it is summer, after all) Red Sox iPods Red Topped love. Curls to bounce… my enwrapped heart. Imaginary voices to tell me of shuttles and elevators to god. Everyone is beautiful @ 10 AM no Hangovers, no Fights no screaming last night. Yoga’s … Read moremetro poetry I
the things I want aren’t behind the bar but the things that I need are. role call: oblivion, are you here? Stupor – ok. memory loss – good, glad to see you. control – Excellent. We didn’t want you anyway. If social sensibilities are here, please leave now. numb? Numbness? Are you here? goddamnit, numbness … Read morerole calls
A frustration grows like an ugly flower watching this abysmal use of tremendous power to stomp on smaller things, like mother and child, but, nothing so wild as asking coat and tails to pay a share, their share – no more, just to help keep open the school’s door. These great negotiations on the side … Read moreThe View From Ft. Trumbul
A good audience is never kind. I would tease you all night – -if you could stand it. They should shout and demand more. Drive you to edges you’ve not known – -bring you back again for new directions. The poets intensity is directly related. if you scream, I would go faster – -then stop … Read morethe Interplay of Kindness
Tell me about the places That I will never go; Tell me about the faces That I will never know. Tell me of the loves lost To tradition and ceremony; Of seafarers tossed Into plans for hegemony. Send me backwards, reeling From your deeper insights; Excite my raw feelings With your tender insides. Drag me … Read moreWednesday Night.
We sat in perfect proportions like an entree with two sides. I’ve always loved green beans – A few drinks A little reefer Spiraling into the desire… one says, “Why don’t you ever try and get me in bed?” We keep on drinking until there are four of them. The other asks, “Is this all … Read moreThe Way It Is