Baby’s on Fire

Sometimes NYC’s All
Dotted Rage And
Being Stuck
Under The Weather
And Under The
Ground.

NINE

Brown ground beef.
Remove to paper towel to drain fat.
Return to pan and drown with ketchup.
Serve over two toasted buns.
Play ball with crumpled napkins.
Wait until mom gets home to clean up.

new sound

the sound i heard in the water
with my one ear in the tub
after you flushed the toilet
and walked out
was long creaky water wind
all around me and warm

Know Exit

The spoiled bread pudding
we abandoned for the seagulls
and we leaned against the noon dunes
as the arching birds wheeled over our heads
We rubbed our tummies clockwise
The I Love U stroke
to push the bad air out
while the hot sand streamed over our shoulders
one tiny avalanche at a time
we sat there long enough
the streams of tiny pebbles buried us
You asked if I wanted fish for dinner
I wanted a lace tattoo, a rose kiss
I was topless in velvet pants
I was throwing the phone across the room
While you talked of blackberries and rhubarb
Yawped in many voices until I died of laughing
and came screaming on your cock
You threw an orange scarf out the window of your car
I leaned in the window to kiss you
kissing me, you pushed me back out

Words to Describe David M.

Crafty
Calculating
Conniving
Controlling
David in four words

Devious
Devilish
Scheming
Sly
Sneaky
David in five words

Manipulative
Manipulator
Manipulating
You in one word.

-neue

The incense hisses and spits.
Rebirth requires vegetables.
I have arugula in the fridge.
While I'm away and
while I'm asleep
the house rearranges.
I found your hair in my room.
Wonder costs. Is this stuff
working? I can't relax unless
I know where everyone is.