in the millpond / leave

swim
does the cat
in the water

pool
does the water
in the millpond

will
is your millpond
to change

hunting & marijuana

sometimes Matt smokes marijuana
& goes hunting. sometimes he doesn't.

Muffy, of God

Here's Muffy & she's no shepherd
but a woman (of God)
full of vim & vituperative
words to be bandied about.
yessir i'm rugged as antlers
are to deers' heads. i want
you as much as a bullfight
wants reasons to end. not
wanting, never enough. too
many papers to read. not
enough spectacles for burying
the words under, underneath.
sedimentation.

modern life

the sadness of modern life

is almost sometimes too much

to justify, to live with; as an otherwise

nude ballerina removes her hat

and squats in a warm bath--

the door closes. 

yes, I'm afraid I've arrived w/o

booking my room ahead of time.

I'm just here, is this alright?

can we see each other still?

crossing her legs, she smiles. 

my love, but why are you here? 

I've arrived like twilight on the eaves

of your mother's house, post-midnight,

before the June bugs came out.

I've arrived like a warning from God

to be merciful & to follow instincts. 

This is how you got here:

This is the way home.  

Wistful Thinking

I don't dance
at least not like you do
at least it's not raining
I like the rain though

but only sometimes

bugs n drugs
and locks of love
palindromes
infallible drones
flown over
everything blows over

sobering twists -
"hey mystery mister,
this is a sorority
and i'm the sober sister"

twisted cause I kissed her

enlisted in the army
got a blister
and took aleve
of absence

wistful thinking
winking + winking = blinking