the customers bird
a sales tax forest fern
dollar seed refunds
trickling down moss
green as deep receipts
declined again the dew
waits on leaves for an
order that never comes
wilds
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Flags Over Heaven
God’ll make a mistake
And we’ll eat golden eggs
And we’ll level the world
And we’ll all go to Hell
.
All these Dixie cups
Are the new Holy Grail
There is always enough
There is always enough
.
God’ll remake the world
And we’ll all laugh again
We were always in love
But we’re never enough
Steady Creeks
I could get used to anything, and
If weeks of tedium lie in store,
I don’t mind: as long as there’s a
Schedule; and inevitably I could dodge
Surprise, arrhythmia no longer psychologically
Jostling. I’m optimistic this disappointment
Will fade just as soon as I get situated –
Gimme a second and I’ll sit down with
You to enjoy them: all the sighs we
Settled for. And the broken doors stuck
Shut with disuse. At least they’re pretty
Doors with smart brass numbers. At
Least this new neighborhood’s
Predictable as a pop song. At least
There are some activities in store
If you go check the whiteboard
you kind of have to jiggle the handle on the gate to the real world
the treachery of an edge
that had never opened
skin before it did
feels like being cardboard
boxes being broken down
behind the steakhouse in
the rain and feels like being
someone’s last cigarette ever
(before all the saudade)
there’s a pitiful epiphany
that feels like the treachery
of her promise’s fine print
or like watching a family pray
together (and the dad’s peeking)
their table almost levitating
out of the restaurant and
out into the real world
where we’re all waiting
for our skin to push the splinter out
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