Vertebrae
Vertebrate
Vertebra
Vertebral bodies
Vertebral column, aka backbone
Vertebrae in the vertebral column
writing
Saintly hand
Apply the adjective
“terrifying”
to
The Supernatural
I mean the religious term
Master of the World
:: SQUARED ::
— a wild-eyed man,
he indulges in
The Average Human
with a saintly
hand inside his coat
36-inch-wide heavy linen
just yardage for required
hiding slightly.
Itemizing
I drank my energy bill
in coffee,
read my Internet fee
page by page in bed
and swallowed my car bill
at the dining room table
Soul decay & other tidbits
across the way is off for the duration,
but there was no finale
—
a soul is prone to lintballing
—
cotton-haired mama steering a yacht
during a Sunday tipover
Wet mirror
it’s silky wet
with a blend of steam
on the mirror
where her lips rest
dreaming in cloudy matrimony
atop a devastating layer
of shellac
Pop-Tart money
A subjugated need,
a roomful of juicy collaborators
to stave off the supply of wants —
Pop-Tart money for the masses
overshadowing their death
Her navel
we spoke of piercings,
and she suddenly hoisted
her ivory blouse to show
me the sapphire stud in her navel
she was emotionally detached
from her puffy tits,
although they protruded
like buoys from her neckline
Girl crush
From the apartment unit across the way,
I secretly watched you last night,
my eyes affixed
to your sexy slits of eyes,
your locked gaze,
as you scrolled
with lightning speed
through a feed
on your smartphone
while sitting by your sliding
patio door smoking —
your face lit
like a come-hither sliver
of moon
Comatose and other snippets
Dozing in the basement after a row of Oreos.
Comatose over sociology book.
A nap during college homework.
—
Guy at library brought his life with him in two bags.
He slept with his letters and was a man of glass.
—
Naked after a shower, his penis was small.
Standing alone, he feigned a point.
—
Terracotta bloom, indigo indagate.
