damn straight

her words stretched into

slow motion

sipping coffee

       running slowly over

every scenario

the neighbors dealing

nickel and dime

         for the coke dealer

the immediate vicinity

     spreading

             at twice the normal pace

some bizarre optical illusion

there was no symmetry

   in her sigh

spelling

little tornadoes dropped out

             like factory devices

compile a list

   of the 6,500 ways

                       mosquitos and baby chicks

contribute to constant change

almost any nonsense

        is a vale of equivalence

in the continental ravaging

spelled out in

    perfectly reviewed words

already we’re almost out

     of lessons

but maybe we’ll be all right

like a fish

when Big Larry

scrambled to think

he thrashed under the

heavy weight of mutiny

glued to the seduction of

thirty days or less

and a late night with Suzie

lots of people think

      long thoughts

pondering the next morning

or just some bad dreams

why I dislike oysters

her outfit was weird

like the electrification of Chicago

   or oysters

an Italian hat and German shoes

      sturdy

applied to everyday life

she looked for

        reliable men

or at least believers

to follow his example

British rules with a capital letter

we heard him on the lawn

   constantly moving

thus spake the chief

when you were a child

Pharaoh called Jose

to make the transition

we were uneasy

when the town burned

and the baker spoke his dreams

our hands were stained

with interpretations of our faults

and modified desires

Personal Stuff

   maybe he’ll take your heart

across the parking lot

         and splatter it

                          all over

                                   the grass

grinning

        about how we get into stuff

          all the time

             you know       personal stuff

                              Norway

                                   Spirit Bears

           absolutely normal

like that old guy

    carving looks

                   out of the Depression

        with little discussion

 

   but the philosophical never

         moves to practical

                   and you’ll just look

                             down

at the ground    beating

       and wonder if maybe it’s all a little weird