Generational Addictions
where images of naked /
women lying enjoyment stick /
like coagulants in blood
JAKE
Crutches
After Nikki Giovanni -
“Emotional falls always are/the worst/and there are no crutches/to swing back on”
Explaining the Rules to My Children
In Louisiana it’s illegal to send unsolicited pizzas
Life Savers
No one doubts that Charlie and I will grow up to be major fuck-ups.
Reading My Living Room Floor Like Tea Leaves
I’ll have to get down on my hands and knees to pick up / the multitudinous pieces...
Little Nothings Inside
The gate was a custom job. Two pieces, meeting at the middle, with the guys’ wife’s initials in scrollwork on either side. It took my brother weeks to make them.
Prayer for Transgender Summers
Oh Lord, July days are just like February now, / And the despair is endless -