
molar
You turn fuzzy
All flea like
Swarming

lichen
my growth is stunted
by seasons that collapse like lungs
choking on soggy air

cat caller
God, I cannot wait for the rain
I’m dull bored swarming in a layer of sweat
Mine mine theirs
Skin on skin tacked down

Nancy
Nancy bought kitchenware obsessively
little rows of silver
she’d polish until she could see right through
x-ray her own liver

gone fishing
It’s an inherently selfish thing to be sad. To sit in the bathtub all evening and to light up a cigarette and to willingly fade away. To run the water too hot just to burn from the outside in.

Sweet Dreams
Her room smells like new shoes
Or new jeans;
Fresh rubber fresh fabric. Fake-
Clean in a factory way:

Obituary
I hate Sundays

Gulp
there is nothing.
leaps and bounds of it:

skin on the line
washing day:
the bimonthly emptying of pockets-
warm swells of detergent-
Sweet steam room damp.

train
I only feel like I belong to the city when I’m on the train. An anonymous figure perfectly slotting into the puzzle crafted by thousands of other commuters.

noisy
I played the rain away:

i’ve never liked summer
When it is empty again
And the summer sun looms,