Speed
James Dean died On Hwy 46 west of Lost Hills ’55 silver Porsche Spyder going too damned fast Drove by there the other day coyote crossed in front of me…
Read MoreLeaving
He’d be leaving town soon. He’d be leaving, lightly loaded, on the bus. Two items still to part with: A car with bad breaks, significant steering problems, and bald tires.…
Read MoreWindows
There is a window that invites with its invisible rim screenless screen diaphanous curtain ripples in the breeze. The window breathes in and breathes out the inside air and the…
Read Morewind telepathy, lost agency, and a barking dog.
the volunteer morning glories sound their single white note, floating on noise-chorus tangled, green audio. flash of goldfinch beneath pale memory, moon yellow butterfly zig-zag flight hardly less than vivid,…
Read MoreCarnival Ride/No Carnival
My first reaction is to put Ben in park while hanging upside down. Ben is my first new car and is in the middle of the road sideways like a…
Read MoreIt Started in Eastham
Your mother believes in Egyptian cotton, eating meat, and a person can never be too thin or rich. Your dad lives in the land of sentiment and poetry and sends…
Read MoreTV SOUND OFF
Lingering closed caption from previous commercial Zales Diamond Store over black & white footage of a rat crawling garbage
Read MoreDad is Inside Mom
Dad is inside Mom. They are so far up each other’s business that Mom engulfs Dad like a sausage casing. They operate in stereo now, in layers. The heft of…
Read MoreMy Marriage: A Haiku
Love left long ago Recently, I did the same Rebirth is timeless
Read MoreStinging, or Conversation with a Pin
Stinging me—that pin. Caressing you—this curve. Imagine me that night forgetting you this morning. Lulling me, an oversight, goodnight. Alarming you under dark, rough morning. Reminding me of pain, forgetting…
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