a crow
glances edge of
frame
the moment before
the boomerang
reverses
(originally published in Beatnik Cowboy, Winter 2021)
quick
Disturbances
autumn’s scarlet
stopped telling truths
long before
her collapsed desire
was in Buddha’s
outspread hands
winds of prayer change
as seasons pass
to the lost mantles
of our mouths’
amplified thoughts
we no longer have
(originally published in In-flight Literary Magazine, Winter 2017)
January
passed like a wavering wristwatch.
teeth quietly chattered.
the spider-leg-frizzy occiput.
raw morning shampoo. like an apple.
or butterflies. blunt sides of pins.
the polyester blanket soaked
from evening vinegar.
collected like dust.
(originally published in Cosmonauts Avenue – Spring 2015)