roadkill
It was so sad to see those large horseshoes / dangle. Dogs I’ve seen and cats I see most.
JAKE
Windshield Wiper
My dog greets me at the door.
Thinking
Coconut curry and / Sticky rice / Have healed / Our wounds
"Every little boy needs a dog," barks your mother
That's odd, too. Your parents don't go out in winter. You pick up whatever they need.
Coming Clean
From EAST COAST BLUES via Bottlecap Press (2022)
Shopping malls and parking lots and all the places I knew I liked girls
The first time I was misgendered was at a Taco Bell in Crossgates Mall in upstate New York. Or rather, this is the first time I specifically remember being misgendered.
███come to earth ██████████
An erasure from “Welcome to Earth” by Sturgill Simpson (A Sailors Guide to Earth)