Polish

“You could use a little more polish.””Well, you could use a little more politeness.”The reflections bicker in the mirrorTweedle Dum and Tweedle DeeI think those were the namesOr maybe Bartleby and AhabThe first thought and the condemnationWhich one represent the thinker?I don’t knowI don’t careTo be honestTo be fairI don’t think anyone doesWhen everyone else…

Cooking

I love cooking, not in the way of chefsIt makes me feel strong, powerfulThat I can take these simple thingsAnd make them deliciousI don’t mean complex recipesAlchemical processes and butterfly knivesI mean peasant foodHash and stir fryFried rice and potato chipsThe smell of sizzling meatAnd the warm glow of pancakesThese creature comforts hug meThey remind…

Scalpel

March’s chill is the long blade of winterIt slices thinly, the top layer of skinA quick freeze that burns bright redBloodletting to the surfaceSnowclouds over the afternoon sunAnd flurries peppering my sweaterA sudden gray washing over the parking lotGold shadows no asphalt

Spindles

The word calls to mind a spiderrapunzela diamonda threadSuch a delicate wordso thin it could slice your finger offThen like Sylvia Platha flap, a hatred felt brushbrushes blood backI think of multiplecrowd around each otherlong, thinready to snapbend into legs and clutchmy fingerand handgnaw on the fleshor spines like an urchintrawling the seabedpickpockets from Londonand…

A List of Things that Mean You’re an Adult Now

You look forward to eating vegetables at the end of the dayDoing the laundry gives you a sense of inner peaceA certain smugness accompanies you after you pay your billsAlternatively, the smothering sensation of despairYou start sounding like your parentsNot just their words, their actual voiceChildren tire you outYou actually think people younger than you…

Hey

Hey,I wonder how you doingIt’s been five years and I haven’t heard from youand I’m wondering if you ever wonder about me too.That was a sudden goodbye, not even a goodbye reallyI called one day and you said that was thatand that I should never talk to youAt least for a long timeSometimes I hear…

Collected Quotes 5

“You can’t just backtrack on something by saying it’s AI generated. That just makes you sound stupid and lazy.” “If you’re gonna do it, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start.” “Never go full retard.” “More than one waifu will end your laifu.” “I’m trying to understand polyamory, I really am. Because at the…

Resolutions

Anyone got any New Year’s Resolutions?Bring ’em right here, I’ll give you a cent!Just how many times have you tried the same grindOnly to find that you haven’t written a lineBy Jan. 14th, that ship’s sunk and goneBeneath the blue waves of a budding new dawnSo hand ’em to me, and I’ll keep them safeA…

Midnight Minotaur

I have seen a snow plow like a beastCharging down the streetIts quarry of snow rumblingshakingUntil its mechanical jaws shudderedand its momentum killedThen it gave one final shoveand the glacial ice shatteredleaving it to slink away beyond the corner of the streetIts orange gaze retreatingreverse painting the sullen walls ofPost-midnight

Snow Falls, Adults Die

Snow falls, adults die based on the saying “Rocks fall…”and you know the restY’see, snow’s only beautifulwhen you don’t have to deal with itAnd in the quiet hours past midnightpast poor plowingand Christmas partiesand forceful goodbyesOnly in the midst of the dry winter airso crisp it cuts your skin rawer than any snowflakeWhen LED streetlights…