Kapuscinski writes about how man
evolves his environment and is molded
by it's roots, claws, terrain and germs-
Brendan and I walk through the rain
beneath the cap of one umbrella.
We are only two of the skinny stems
among the thousands
of multicolored mushroom caps floating
through the city.
I figured it out-
its not just that they were moved. ( Read more... )

i swear in miami when it rains and i drink, the moist air sends little electric splinters running through the base boards with the speed of a flustered jacuzzy and the souls of my feet turn to brand new roller skates and the tiles to fake wood made up with too much wax, i am threatening my spine with a noose, and slipping away. . .

isn't it funny that we can feel so o debilitatingly romantic and not have a whole hell of a lot of idea who about or only a very vague idea at the most? isn't it funny how much time i have and how much of my mind i can unwind like a fine carpet into a useless pile of tangled thread in so much silent time? godbless the suburbs. isn't it funny that ( Read more... )

you know as I get older Claire, I increasingly take my cues from larger mammals. . . when we were living in Pinecrest I felt very uncomfortable about going in the pool because of the weight i'd gained but i've learned and Doctor Berger has told me that weight gain is a natural aging process. . . old male orangatangs for example, are much larger ( Read more... )

In Karae at 11pm ( Read more... )

A momentary brush past you ( Read more... )

I raised my head from
a camp of spite and
the warm fire it was nursing
on the pages of my journal
and found every shade of green
that could matter at 8 AM
covering the Sahelian distance
and horizon like wrapping paper
and my hot coals cooling
off in the distance
with the smoke of the
changing season and the fog
of burning trash.

I was happier than a drink
with the rest of the waiters
at a 3 AM bar curled
like a perfect piece of
contorted ginger.
doting on
a sticky seat in a hot
van in Niger, the sun
talking every last bead
of liquid
out of me and
encasing me in its rays like
a cocoon and a memory
the smell of young sweat
and forbidden footsteps.

my sister comes in
i wake her up
barely disturbed by a whisper
i faintly sing, cesci-
my purse swinging like a monkey
off'f my arm and into
it's corner nest on the bed
an electric slice of light cake
peels through the door
i hear sirensshe says, getting up ( Read more... )

Mefloquine Hydrochloride Tablets
to prevent malaria

What is the most important information I should know about mefloquine?

1. Take mefloquine exactly as prescribed to prevent malaria. Malaria is an infection that can cause death, and is spread to humans through mosquito bites. If you travel to parts of the world where the mosquitoes carry the ( Read more... )