Archive for the 'Poetry' Category

Spam Poetry: #2

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Tomorrow I venture into the ocean cave. Remember when we killed ten bears with nothing but our hands and a set of butterfly knives? Too often I have eaten flaming barrels of ants while screaming obscenities. It’s a good thing you have that invisible cape, otherwise I don’t know how we’d be international spies. When [...]

Documentary Poetry: 2010

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

The next generation has never heard of Friendster. Consequently, the next generation does not get your jokes. The next generation has brighter shoes than you, and the next generation has a softer face than you (acceptable), but the next generation’s hair really does just dry that way. The next generation is being prescribed different mood-altering [...]

Formalities

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

The night before I left I entered an elevator. I. Flying upwards into space or pitching downwards, it’s all the same Midway each dream the doors open: Everything stops. Suddenly the decision must be made: do I get out? Step freely into nothingness? Or remain, blind to the rushing air the elevator / my protector [...]

Minnetonka Blvd

Friday, July 31st, 2009

How could we bear to live here then; These large green lawns spilling into curbs, winding roads the flatness of it all strip malls, Kohl’s, DSW mailboxes at the end of each driveway some with a little painted bird Sweet mother of God I am 26 years old and Hairphernalia is still here! Best Cleaners [...]

The Swans

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Prologue: We have always compared ourselves to ugly ducklings. I. After the swans had surrounded us we headed home Grabbed bicycles and adjusted helmet straps and got back on the trail, to land, smack dab eventually in our kitchen As if all of this had been nothing out of the ordinary. I said, “Did you [...]