dammit, morning

that sunlight beats through
ow! it burns past my eyelids
should have closed the blinds.

youth

I missed the first half
of my grandad's funeral
because I'm lazy.

requiem

i got a message
that said kurt vonnegut died
so it fucking goes

lamps

on and off. many
peoples minds are like most lamps:
controlled by others

ode to good health

the only thing that
good health achieves: people
dying more slowly

Fashione

I like my jacket.
It's blue and makes me feel like
a British gangster.

Ship It

He limp-calls preflop.
I bet, he raises. I jam.
His nines are no good.

for isaac:

you said "if the damned
gave us a road map, then we'd
know just where to go"

levyathon

the d.a. levy
coaster on my desk is glad
to be remembered.

the truth about money

my old watch tells time
just as well as the newer
one she bought for me.

birth

i was born on the
tiled kitchen floor of my
grandmother's old house

neurotic

nervous butterflies
devouring my insides
and my body shakes

an inconvience

the ship was sinking
as waves crashed onto the deck
my socks were now wet

blame

categorically,
i blame my superiors,
so i'll sleep at night

black not blue

my hand is shaking
as the ink flows from the pen
nothing but black stains