Discounted Poetry

I knew from how I made you shake Earthquake An avalanche Down over me Was imminent. I didn't see Cascades of white And ice Would drive me Out of reach.  - 7/14/26

Some rainy evenings are a tongue, And some are teeth. Tonight's an open mouth. The universe and all its mysteries Are tangled underneath her ears Along the back of her neck. Although in this all-prevailing sheet of shadow, I am stunned in awe Yet none the wiser, Blindfold fallen only for a moment. - 7/13/26

You thought you made a friend And suddenly your world Sufficient, Adequate. Your friend is gone, And all is threadbare, Pockmarked, Barren. The stranger with the narrow underwater eyes Abundant Grins, A secret words are rags To clothe, Beginning. - 7/7/26

I know you hold the hours Carefully. I'm not enough For them, But even misers Drop a penny For a piece of candy Now and then. - 7/6/26

"I need a lover. Humans cannot tickle well themselves, And my arms don't reach The itchy parts across my back. My conversation proves impoverished With only my own husky voice." I ask about romance and love. She smiles at me gently, Suddenly aware of how naïve I am. - 6/29/26

America was passing by, A ball cap covering thin hair And ugly dull tattoos About his arms. The son was jacked And only ate the freshest bucks. He cooked with fire, Not like the weakling women he despised Except when he demanded fucking. But o, mother could have been My botox baby, Her blonde sorority cascades Unfurling down her sculpted back, Her chest enhanced beyond all movement, Eyes like gothic paintings Following everybody everywhere. Ain't no doubt, God bless the USA. - 6/26/26