Nods

Silver skies above tan silos. Buzzing electrical meters and half assed wiring. She hates when he walks away from her, and he wishes he didn’t have to go anywhere in the first place. Keeping it out of reach is how they are made to run for it. Marching blindly after promises carved nowhere that is […]

Drown

Driving by bonfires and smelling the smoke through the windows. They hack at tall weeds with a dull machete they found in the bark of a tree. Trading punches out of boredom regardless of the occasional blood, and shooting glances at the storm off in the distance. Sacrificial decision making resulting in the degradation of […]

Current

Blackouts between houses that look the same, but with all the windows rearranged, and small bridges cutting distance over runoff drains. Playing bongos on the sidewalk while others stand beneath the lights and wait in line to get into the movies. People mumbling to each other about the state of the town, while ignoring all […]

Headache

Reconstructing lost people’s possessions to barricade it all away in boxes. Drinking old coffee even though you hate it when it’s fresh because you haven’t seen your dreams for several days now. You eat the mushrooms from the plastic bag in her underwear drawer and stare directly at your reflection in the chrome fridge. You […]

Won’t Meet Your Eyes

They’re listening to the recordings again, from way back when the sky was almost purple. Taking their time making their way to all the answers that they’ve heard before. Friends caution them against reckless actions […]

Daytime

You give over your daytime every time. I look across it all and I can’t find the right way to come back. The sacrifices are all in empty Gatorade bottles on the same shelf. They are licking the plastic, hoping desperately for the blurry walls to dissolve from the acid in their spit. When confronted […]

Railing

Half empty dipping sauces solidify from the outside in, at their places scattered throughout the world. Two finches flirt with each other with their talons wrapped around the base of a feeder, and are actually getting somewhere with all of it. A depressed zoo giraffe goes about its normal routine and wraps its tongue around […]