Hairy Mammalian Creatures
Everyone looked super comfortable in their clothes, super relaxed. By contrast, I felt like every stitch of my outfit was slightly off, everything about me rendered in minor key.
JAKE
Generational Addictions
where images of naked /
women lying enjoyment stick /
like coagulants in blood
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.