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 […]

Wherever You Are, Keep Walking

Right side up, your key doesn’t fit.There’s no space for your self-importance.No beer in the fridge. I threw out your stash.I fixed the sink and sold your bike for cash.I changed the photos in the frames,Split our sides laughin’, playing games.The kids don’t ask when you’re coming home.We got us, […]

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 […]

Good Morning

Good morning, the goosebumps are advancing here. I put on a kettle of Himalayan Golden black. I’m holding home in your sweater. Mmm, your cologne lingers soothing. Stretch, rub your muscles. I know you work hard for us. Be good to your hands until I get there. Save some heat […]

Not Human

Why does it look and sound so much like him?His eyes. His hands. Sometimes, his voice.Like him, but he’s gone. Not him, not human. Cold copy.The knowing doesn’t erase the last lingering pain point.I hope time will. I can’t run far.I don’t look, listen, or speak.Must never touch. Never.Why do […]

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 […]