a caravan of elephants and giraffes
mosquitoes on their backs
and a former trooper
masqueraded as a nomad
their flag-bearer
down the unfinished highway
in … Read more
World of chocolate
box of handmade chocolate
some white, some dark
few bitter, some sweet
some soft, few hard
all perfect chocolate ‘essence’
and delicious handmade ‘flaws’
a … Read more
Pantomime kitsch
jelly and crackers
Freddie and Karl
camp and kinky
this couple snarls
ketchup and soda
bagel and cheese
things that match
will these two please?… Read more
City of walking crystal statues
city of walking crystal statues
all gloss
yet stoic
and cold
a wandering gypsy
gazed in their eyes
broke a taboo
broke the glass
touched … Read more
CUT your own cake
corporate greed
and castaway hopes
trust in tatters
while crooks elope
sensual flyers
satanic words
calming our fears
while world goes broke
Santa ain’t savior… Read more
Oblivious to crime
Sarah’s purse or Harry’s wallet
neighbor’s chest or auntie’s closet
his penchant for picking
his urge for more
kleptomaniac Cavendish
was talk of town
his … Read more
When trust goes numb
took the bait
entered the van
trusting people
I shouldn’t have
ride was short
pain was not
my body bled
my last breath fled
people … Read more
Social capital of the day
Intangibles
Raw Sex
Pure Heroin
Russian Roulette
all placebo stimulants.
To get to the “real thing”, I took a bucket, shoved it down my … Read more
Magic in a bottle
I can’t drink no more. Those were the days. Fireworks and scintillating euphoria.
Now I just dream. I close my eyes and imagine I’m tucked … Read more
