When the remora are doneDevouring detritus as a delicacy,Chewing chum as the choicest cutIn the nutritional void and the stagnation,When the pH and the mechanismsLeave visible lesions,No longer eager for their Rotation in the roster,No longer mistaking proximity and useFor intimacy and reciprocation,When your eyes cloud overAnd your last brilliant […]
Benzos, Bars, and Blues
There’s a beautiful breezeBut the neighbor’s flying highThere’s too much anxietyInside of meI can sense everythingPlease don’t rush meI need you to crush meIn the tightest hugTouch is a drugA necessityI can’t rest and beLike the mess and weMade it this farRacking up scarsRunning on hopes and dreamsHushing the screamsBenzos, […]
Busted Stitch
Unknowingly my neighbor busted a stitch in my vulnerableRaw and mangled it spilled everywhereIt took me too long to realize the seams had always been poorly tacked at bestI scooped it up to ask, but the hurt strangled tightI knocked on the door and rung the bellLeft a note under […]
Wallpaper
The walls were papered and named a garden.No soil. No water. Nothing to till and seed.Arid brittle flakes.The room a stagnant cage.No bed for real to root in.No nutrients to heal the withered.There are no blooms in dead air.This is where I leave you.-Melissa Donley
Junkie
You sayDon’t wanna be meNever gonna see meHow can you believe meCall meString of bad newsPoison in the brewWhat’s a man got to doYou takeAll of the praiseLeave me to shameWithout a nameYeah you’reReady to scoreCreaks on the floorBreath at the doorBegging for moreBaby, moreBaby, moreBut I don’tLive there anymore-Melissa […]
Rabies
PoopmageddonCleaning the toiletPoopmageddonGonna catch rabiesPoopmageddonCleaning the toiletPoopmageddonGONNA CATCH RABIES!Where did all these splatters come from?How could that escape a bum?Please eat some fiber, a vegetable, a fruitReign in the ricochet of the wet tootsNow I feel sorry for your tiny tushAnd the horrors seen by the scrub brushCrime scene tape, […]
Bye Bye Bunny
Bashed through the gate, smashed the warning signDidn’t read the print, signed the dotted lineWhat a good boy, now you’re all mineSit, obey, watch me take my timeHe gave JTT a run for his moneyCouldn’t see straight with a taste of my honeyHe stumbled, he staggered, talked real funnyWhere you […]
How To Call The Insurance Company
2:10Write down the questions to ask the insurance companyArrange the easel pieces to assemble laterPut trash in the bagGrab a snackOrganize the snack binStart the kettlePut away the clean dishesSteep yesterdays leavesAdd dirty forks to the dishwasherShake out the rugOpen a document to jot down these side questsOpen another piece […]
I Spoke With Your God
I spoke with your godOf what I gaveOf what you tookMy anemic veins splayedLife pouring into youSplashing in your mouthSticky in your poresA special blendSlow to coagulateFresher, longerBottomless vessel, you lapped it upUnworthyThat’s okay. You keep it. You need it.I always make more.Empty, cold silence, refusedThat was too much.On your […]
Anxiety
Wake up, hot pad gone cold, whole body shaking, how am I going to do this, heart and mind sprinting the Indy 500, no pit crew, no finish line, no inhaler, shallow rapid breaths, tingling arms, dizzy don’t drive, sit down, crawl, nauseous can’t eat, reheat the hot pad, I […]