Poetry

Can I Get A Pass?

or a little mercy— the kind that hushes even the shiver in the leaves. I’ve been laboring since dawn— the … Continue reading Can I Get A Pass?

Poetry

Directing The Unruly

At present, nature’s cycle lays down its campaign— blue forget-me-nots spread like a polite little carpet, with purple and yellow … Continue reading Directing The Unruly

Poetry

Posing For The Directory

Hello there—name’s B. Owl, pleased to meet your gaze,Local legend, night patrol, working oddball days.I haunt your hood, patrol your … Continue reading Posing For The Directory

Poetry

Hemorrhoid Hilda

She is not cancerous,just a bloody pain in the ass. She shrieks forfibershouldeliminate the sugar, fried whites and browns. Hilda … Continue reading Hemorrhoid Hilda

Poetry

I Am A Poet

Hello, my name is Cornelia And I am a poet because I need to condense this moment, now, the who, what, … Continue reading I Am A Poet

Poetry

Voice 1

I am standing alone in front of the class. “A little off pitch but good tonal quality, dear.” Mrs. Rignall, … Continue reading Voice 1

Poetry

Lefties

Lefties walk our own way down the left side of the path. We look left first to cross the street … Continue reading Lefties

Poetry

A Totally New Hip

Remember COVID It’s six years later, and I’m still loopy, not Lupe Two anesthesiologists visited my bedside One was short … Continue reading A Totally New Hip

Poetry

Attack Of the Dust Bunnies

This is Captain Alpha calling General Omega. Come in, over. We are under attack. Hold on, General, they’ve mutated. And … Continue reading Attack Of the Dust Bunnies

Poetry

How To Unload a Dishwasher

Is that a thing? According to the woman, a close relative that made me, it is. I have never done … Continue reading How To Unload a Dishwasher