Almost Better

A hospital descended into madnesswhen the ground broke open splittinga quadrant of the building clean apart.A transparent plume of something heavypoured out of the gash like it was plasticcarried upward by the wind.This dissipated out into the nostrilsof the people in the buildinggoing on about their lives of keepingpeople on their feet or helping someonethat […]

Compound

I break open the shell and scrape the innards outthe clouds plume like smoke or blood dispersing in water.This creature from the shallow sand now just separatepieces in my hand. The highway speeds are fluctuating with construction signs,and the blurring lines between the lanes that disappear beforeanyone is ready. The treeline is steady with its […]

Something To Stay For

She had a sore on the inside of her mouthand it reminded her of all the times she tookfor granted being comfortable.She clenched her teeth in the movie theaterwhen things would get loud and all the soundwould overwhelm her in a way that madeher really want to stay. The semi trucks soundedlike they were breathingas […]

Desperate Times

I’m more afraid of what I’m going to saythan the kid strapped in the roller coasterwho at moment one just wants to run away.There are empty patches out here left forgottenjust to be a piece of land you see when drivingthrough a different part of town.Dying cows with nothing on their mindsstand there like statues […]

Duration

Waking up angry at nothing but the lackof dreams and something to look forward to.This place is always new because it has to bein order to survive, shadows move pastmy window on their way down from the second floorto heavy doors on dying cars that sound likeanimals in pain when they are brought to lifewith […]

White Rabbit

Newly married artists had some money finallyafter a wealthy client purchased bits of work.She had always wanted a dog and he wantedher to be happy so they went to the shelter to spreadtheir good fortune around.The place was kept together but still when walkingthe hallways there was a layer of grime over everythingincluding the dogs. […]

Grins

A wall of vague stone faces haunted a smalltown in northern Maine and no one evertalked about it even as they passed itin the night. The high school kidswould drink there on Halloween or dayswhen they were bored late in the summer.She was a drummer and she would hit the kitfor hours in her padded […]

Condition

Autumn highway temperature against my bare feetas I wait there in the dark without the headlightsor the radio or anything. My shoes are on the dashcollecting moonlight in their laces, and my glasseshang by their frames from the centralized mirror.I don’t know what I’m doing here calling you to get mebecause the engine hasn’t held […]

Horizon Line

It seems to me that people don’t expect itto get colder after all those months of summermake them wonder if it will be like that forever.The inverse of this is also true and can be seenby people draping jackets over their armswhen they walk to their cars. It’s not too coldnow, but maybe tonight when […]

Exit

She dives in and when the water hitsher skin it all begins to changearound her like a planet pullsin dust from every corner.The no running sign is bentand rusted as well as unnecessarybecause it’s always been ignored.The music sounds hollow throughthe radio because it’s been drenchedforever far too many times.The seagulls in the parking lotfight […]