Category: Book o’ Verse

Dink

Waiting outside the theater –dink. his mother’s umbrella opened accidentally into the backside of his buzz-cut head. –dink. –dink. He blinked. He tightened. –dink. 0

They’re chatting

they’re chatting in front of the register lit softly by streetlight and if you only saw the look on his face her back to you her hands on her hips straight black hair sliding over casual tilt you’d never guess…

Sunday, Midtown

Trying to cover the three of us with one umbrella. My naked hand out for a cab full-body soaked as that car roared by and I was wet and cold and pissed. Then giving up counting our change to catch…

Three-year-old salmon

Yesterday I really let him jump on me let him throw himself into me like some red-headed salmon and me the current his feet slapping the waves. He was laughing, slap-laughing and flying, slap-flying. And then I was the sand…

He talks

He talks in a low hum with no air between the words. He fills all the space. He fills all the space. Hefillsallthespace. He’s like crickets. 0

Lunchbreak

He sat down sobbing into his hands. 50 cents and he wanted them to give him a dollar for it. Retarded. “I hate math.” And I just wanted to have lunch. Then he stood, bearded burly Thor retarded. “I hate…