Poetry – GTC
One Nation
palestine and israel declare yourselves one nation and rejoice
Read MoreWired in Bed
cold night drunk in ‘eighties bar met chunky woman who showed some white powder we snorted in car at apartment she called woman who came sold more asked for hit and took three firing thousand words before leaving we burned noses and strained hearts couple hours before moving upstairs about two and were nonstop at…
Read MoreFrigid Blonde
beautiful young woman long blonde hair caressing cheeks and shoulders walked pensively through frozen park in albany maybe she’ll notice me teenager hoped and followed at distance in california cowboy boots worrying if he had nerve after sudden fall hard on frozen tailbone he realized wouldn’t have caught up anyway
Read MoreTaco Delight – Part 2
at party after son’s baptism host offered me taco i bit and chewed thinking this is worst i’ve ever had but maybe mistaken since tacos always good tried another bite and gagged before parting tortilla to see not ground beef but something like guts oozing white what’s this stuff cow brains host said you shoulda…
Read MoreChiseled Boxer
boxer chisels body to prepare brain for slaughter
Read MoreHerman Cain Explains
There’s liberal conspiracy by those who don’t want real independent black man to be president so claim I propositioned some ladies at restaurant conventions inviting them to my room where they’d have been lucky with charming rich rascal like me. I guarantee those women are lying or exaggerating I don’t recall which except settlements they…
Read MoreImmortal Bug
sleepless four a.m. bathroom bug smashed on wall morose five a.m. bathroom bug reincarnated on wall
Read MoreExecutive Prowess
executives eat wallow and dump in your face
Read MoreWall Street Bonus
This story is from the collection “Obama on Edge”
Read MoreProper Rest
father died from drink but also suffered arising early carlos avoids that asleep all day mother ironing his clothes
Read MoreSunday School
lady in sunday school passes out color books and crayons saying draw some pretty pictures all kids comply but one who scratches black lines over faces and bodies forcing concerned lady to gently remove and wad
Read MoreDaddy’s Bikini
next to bikini he stands face red as daughter’s hair next to gut she poses smile big as father’s frown
Read MoreInterned American Recalls World War II
doing pretty well for old man twenty years ago i retired as gardener at seventy-five i was in twenties when pearl harbor hit and things got bad in california for people like me i was born here you know that didn’t matter they sent my wife three kids and me to internment camp and made…
Read MoreBuried Drinker
i don’t drink anymore and neither does the man who quit shortly after they buried him
Read MoreSilent Bird
silent bird lurks over forbidden land assailing enemies and others
Read MoreNight Lights
what beautiful strange lights those are illuminating me on this hard surface think i’ll look into them
Read MoreRoad Warrior
suv dusted right door frantic to tailgate sped to catch and gore wanting a missile
Read MoreNot Married?
why aren’t you married don’t know maybe insomnia you must be oddball let’s see your wife
Read MoreDecorated Child
beefy tattooed mom chewed cigarette and clinched beer before concert holding flowery arm of little daughter
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