17 beats

how we hug in our land.

2009-11-02T08:28:00.004-05:00

we do not cuddle

here in our bed, cause it is

too darn hot and the

covers get twisted

and we feel trapped. yet in

the quiet of the night

our hungry fingers

scuttle across boundaries

to nuzzle and knot;

clandestine meetings

unbeknownst to our bodies

still stiff with slumber.

for my cat

2009-10-20T07:33:00.006-04:00

you, cat, you! madam!
jealous of diurnal beasts
that bask in sunshine!

you! with your tiny
feet that gleefully pierce the
flesh they dance upon!

in these wee hours
as you sneak and spy and all
but steal our last breaths!

rainy day at 14 B

2009-10-03T15:47:00.002-04:00

today the cat sleeps
in loaf pose and my boyfriend
shares his candy bar

as the rain patters
in perfect mandelbrot sets
in puddles below

whoopsies.

2009-09-30T18:57:00.000-04:00

sorry momma. i
just done spent all my youth and
beauty in one place.

is heaven any sweeter than Blue Jean?

2009-09-28T17:45:00.002-04:00

new denim swallows
each leg; blue pythons making
my ass worth slapping.

party like it's 0037

2009-09-28T13:13:00.002-04:00

on this day i drank
the blood of christ before noon
and took a load off.

all wet.

2009-09-27T07:17:00.001-04:00

early morning storm
homeless man in garbage bag
taxicab asshole.

today I was a teacher.

2009-09-23T15:42:00.006-04:00

her breath is stinky,
sweet, and sour. it worms through
my nostrils, alive.

knotty flax flosses
cling to the lunch still in the
corners of her lips.

i am angry, but
suddenly granted relief,
tenderness, humor

by this funny child
with dirty, jagged nails that
beg to snag the silk

of my new blouse as
she wraps her arms around my
middle and thanks me.

around the neighborhood

2009-09-16T20:29:00.002-04:00

pigeon on ice block
ivy choking seatless bike
frothy pee puddle

1987

2009-09-14T20:38:00.003-04:00

had no idea what
virginity was, but knew
you should have mine, too.

tomato poem

2009-09-11T07:02:00.005-04:00

fingers slide within
each atrium expressing
a bounty of seeds,

gelatinous and
protected, gifts for the soil,
now ooze down the drain

the blond

2009-09-09T17:22:00.002-04:00

wincing, she weeps tears
of milk beneath my filed nails
as they dig deeper

between her tight, shiny,
tender kernels. i'm ripping
out her yellow hair,

tearing her limb from
limb. when i'm through, i place her
in a crowded bowl.

she lies naked with
her friends, waiting for a bath--
hot, cleansing, salted.

naughty boy

2009-09-08T13:51:00.002-04:00

my cat, Karate,
sits in a basket. his eyes,
flickering flashlights.

red fruit.

2009-09-08T13:46:00.004-04:00

had a plum today.
not some cheap, bull shit one from
the grocery store,

but a real, good plum.
with red bejeweled flesh
and tart, tender skin.

i sucked it til
the fruit was no more, clenching
the pit in my teeth.

at this moment.

2009-09-03T19:06:00.007-04:00

they're shreiking, screaming,

the children nextdoor; their squeals

disturb and torment.

mad captive monkeys,

nimble fingers picking locks,

ready for mayhem.

15 $

2009-08-25T16:54:00.003-04:00

'her name's Miracle'

the old woman says. she's large

and panting beneath

a bright beating sun.

Miracle traces her tiny thumb

across my thigh while

she hugs me, smiling.

I wake from my reverie,

sun-drunk and drunk-drunk

and watch as they drift

away from me, down the beach,

my money in hand.

boys and horses

2009-08-25T09:16:00.001-04:00

beautiful boys

ride beautiful horses

the sea laps the shore

filthy animal.

2009-08-13T21:55:00.003-04:00

my dog siouxsie sioux
cocks her head at the grey rat
deflated roadside.

for the little ones.

2009-08-13T14:31:00.002-04:00

one, two, pile of poo
three, four, syringe wash'd ashore
five, six, piles of bricks

sev'n, eight, paper plate
nine and ten, the garbage men
wave and say hello.

eager beaver

2009-08-07T10:02:00.003-04:00

husky woman in

bikini passionately

deep throats foot-long sub.

es ist ein wiener!

2009-08-07T09:59:00.003-04:00

emboldened lad

unzips and whizzes in bush,

nosy krauts look on.

good morning

2009-07-28T13:35:00.001-04:00

he glistens like a

porpoise, the man bathing in

the drinking fountain

pita

2009-07-09T17:15:00.004-04:00

whilest on my mid late
afternoon trot i happen
upon an open

door. inside is a
magical world of ovens
and conveyor belts.

trains of flat breads zip
by, monorails on skyways.
i stop, stare, and smell.

a man in white wipes
his brow, adjusts his hairnet,
and sighs, 'damn its hot.'

somehow i manage
to ignore the layer of
bird droppings that coat

the exterior
walls and dumpsters of dough and
say, 'but it smells good.'

grapesque

2009-07-08T17:49:00.001-04:00

woman with wiener
dogs exits elevator,
smells of purple gum.

sidewalk treasures

2009-07-07T18:40:00.003-04:00

ice cream cone (melted).
single child-sized croc (torquoise).
pigeon (grey, headless).