Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Box


throwing something
in a box,
hats and shoes and photographs

I only want to elipse
boxes can be useful,
 so it’s like I’ll write

this poem
and call it a
p o e m
and throw it in a
b o x
expecting
action – like
when she asks

if that works
what about
I like that
and would
cummings be proud
of this work
and the b o x e s

c              r
e
a
t
e
d

for those who are
(n’t) very good
with prisms
and
light and
sex-
in-verse, but
still
want to make putt-
putter-ing
master
pieces,

engine chasis roar
sputterclutterpop

saying
Happy
without the and
not used to
this
much
kisssex
                smilegrin
goodluck
                yet
still seek
the horizon. 

Monday, June 13, 2011

scary stuff

like poetry and romance
novels, romance novels
and std’s
that are often
and often
ironically
placed in separate

places

where
i would rather
keep all yellow
jacketswaspsbees
and things that
stingbitepoisonmaime

because real things,
deathlossage&gravity
cause pain
and the real
pain is
lit by un
cert ain ty and
certainly
confusion like

walking
face-first
into sticky
web
unseen and illusive

like invisible melted
circus cotton candy

so i hear some
clown fearers
manage
to get along with some
clown-mongers
but only one
would win the fight
by sheer
desperation (another)

the clowns
would do-what-clowns-do-while-idle
by
with painted
faces, fingers
in
my
face
or not,
pencilspetpeevespointing
more like

I’m a little
scared of this
revealing
                I
have                       no
                                                control.

Friday, June 10, 2011

Patience seems

Patience seems
the fool’s
favorite game
and I
the fool
a                              wait,

so it seems, for those who have
will say                   it’s well
worth the wait,

the weight stressing the seams
seemingly              tripple1sewn
by threads irrelevant.

the rest
seems
 irrelevant
too
because                                 exploding

is not an option
but the greatest desire

and

fuck it all
break
it
up

who wouldn’t rather            see
the colors
than the whole
blast of light
blinding eyes
in the      middle    of night

so it seems
even
with eyes closed
TIGHT

the light                  breaks
through

my eyes
drip
and stain               a face
pocked with volcanic shame

who would love
to hate
to burst
this
little
bubble.