Discounted Poetry

You see it rise again. No widow's peak Or empty mirrors. Still, not just a presence. The cemetery chill. The humidity a back of black cat fur Rubbing naked skin. Your purple blood. The night is not a cover. It's a cape, And you are not the one protected Or concealed. The day is years away, The time is broken in the hungry dark. - 10/16/26

She lingers inside  The open air outside exhibit, Lets the scarves which bob Eternally long on gusts of gentle wind Massage between her dry and thirsty fingers. After the shouted words, Finality of his last text, It would be strange if he had showed. She is enjoying the crunching sound Along the gravel Echoless. She never had believed the rumors, But the truth is an ignored red spot You pull your sleeves on top Until one day the doctor Frowns. - 10/15/26

You dreamed you'd drive DeLoreans. Last year, your stylist said to lose the Tesla. So you pick her up in the XM. You're relieved the service got  The long straight blonde hair Right this time. You give them enough money. Her dress is cut quite low To show the slopes of the course Or local photo opportunities. Your shirt's unbuttoned low to flaunt The hilts within your chest Like silver chains of masculinity. She smiles, Kisses Chardonnay You bought with platinum. She's sure to say your first name plenty And she laughs the perfect volume; It splashes on the tables near But doesn't flood the room. You're still not funny. - 10/14/26

The aluminum foil crinkles over the jagged skyline. I'll be staying underneath the ceiling this grey evening. The melancholy drizzling inside the foggy rain Was only recently a fuzzy blanket. I never noticed it was twice again too large Till after you took that job And moved beneath another longing sky. - 10/13/26

The calming peace Can save your life. It shelters ships And holds the waves from drowning us all, But the calming peace Will leave you down and bored. I knew I had to turn and walk away Across the raging red, The wild green and shocking gold, But god I miss the surge Exact, delicious, free. I know you seldom spy a mermaid In the center of the hurricane,  But you never find them baking slow Along the shore. Retreating to a safer distance, You no longer even hear their songs. - 10/12/26

Wealthy divorcee. A different direction, Dead end. A sleepy morning by my iPad. You imagine you’re eighteen, But you are still forty-two. You know I love those smaller titties. I dive into the pain. The uprising pounding in my temples. You said you noticed I don’t wear a ring. I’ve face blindness so I didn’t know You are the hot lady who called me The umbrella man. You noticed my black eye. This fucking Maroon 5, The video you can’t escape, You’re so misled. She will not be loved. Please spread. - 10/10/26