Residue

I forget a lot of what I try to just remember.The awful empty stages are covered in the residueof a million slow debatable performances.The clown’s makeup melts off underthe hot lights that beam downlike they are being stretched acrossthe field of view, and only you couldnotice that the lion tamer didn’t have a jaw. The […]

Getaway

I’ve been a part of thingsand I have stood apart from things.I’m still deciding on which lifeI think is better.The swirling clouds are backdrops tothe flocks of birds all swarming by the wires.I fill my tires with cold air to matchthe season and live up to all the localcommon knowledge.Young couples solve puzzles togetherwith their […]

Now Is When It All Sets In

The microphone is dented and the ampsare buzzing loudly over every other soundthroughout the venue.I think feedback brings the room alivelike the current hits the filament and glows. I don’t want to be a hostage anymoreto this revolving door of different screamingmadness. The rock faces running parallelto the river, where the fish are full of […]

Overkill

I need a break from all the arrowsraining down on all the corpseslike the archers can’t decideif they have killed you.I found a couple differentways to do a kick flipso it looks just like a different trick,and I know it doesn’t countas getting better but I want tojust so badly I pretend. The smell of […]

Morph

I don’t understand peoplewhen I most need to or why a red skyin the evening is somehow a good thing.I mean, I know it’s meant for those out on the ocean,but what does any of that have to do with me?In this land locked overcrowded swathof the exploited, all the waves we seeare from the […]

Misbehavior

Flintlock pistols are arranged in “x” shapesalong the walls of the manor.His daughter is throwing a party on the pool deckconsisting mainly of some new friendsshe’s been trying to get closer to. The dog is asleep under a deck chairbarely breathing through it’s poorlyset up nostrils. The group of swimmerstastes lime juice from the aftermathof […]

Inklings

Destinations buried in lookalikesget lost in what’s reusedfrom the unfinished placesrotting in the rain. Automatic doors at small conveniencestores get slower over time until you come backafter college and have to look at your reflectionwhile the aging machine moves forward bit by bit.The wine bottles look like they were copiedand pasted across the shelves by […]