Tag: poem

lung/lung breath/breathe (20161011)

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rattle in the pipes
mystical blood flowing
through dragon veins
or
just the dishwasher
sucking hot water
from the heater
flushing food particles
too small to keep
as leftovers

your voices in the other
room where light
is brighter
music louder
though nothing recognizable

so much breathing
hopefully enough air
to go round

remember
lung is the word
for dragon

the cost of a plane ticket in american dollars no longer based on the gold standard (20161009)

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sew on smiles with
threads of disenchantment
pulling up the corners tight

pin the grin on the donkey
in place
with sickly yellow pushpins
of dread

show your best have a great day
thank you for coming face
fingers trembling over the
cash register buttons
and behind your eyes
the sound of dentist drills
and chalkboard screeches

remember your time in the forest
with hawks big enough to
carry you off
you get to fly
if only for a moment

was it a fair trade

entombment (20161005)

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the sun barely up
not even enough to
flood the room with light
not with all those clouds

i pull the covers
over my head
i can hear her in the kitchen
and i feel guilty
about staying here

the sheet is stretchy
manufactured to keep you
cool in the summer
warm in the winter

but i lay here
and breathe my own hot breath
replacing oxygen
with co2
i’ve buried one of us alive

i hear the cup
clink against the counter