Don’t let his Preciousness engage in effort. Bending over to remove toilet paper from under the sink? Unconscionable ( Read more... )

Scratched scalp scabs clear off,
behind the designer’s table--once more.
Flying hats must land
softer than glass shelves
tumble. All the engineers laugh
back at the drawing board,
at me, sawdust jets from their
nostrils with each snort.
Pay attention, ignore the chortles
and screams from t-squares
raping (in gang) the
French curve sets.

I was determined to be late to work today because half my office is on vacation, installing a new water heater, or generally lying about their kid needing a doctor’s appointment. Bastard lying parents ( Read more... )

Me. Scared. You.
On the subway. A hamster in hand.
A head in mine.


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What standard should dictate the pictures that accompany famous people in the dictionary? Never mind whether a dictionary should ever feature individuals' pictures, which it should not. Of course pictures of complex objects or uncommon animals should be included: first, pictures break up the monotony of words, and second, some objects benefit from ( Read more... )

I found razors under my skin this morning. I scratched what itched and found a small 1 inch razor. I leaned over the trashcan and brushed the metal into an empty soup can. I am eating breakfast while the radio plays. Now my back begins to itch.

Did I ever tell you I was assigned
a freshman year roommate who I
thought was black because he was
from South Atlanta and named
Wesely Hammond Jones? I guess
that kind of name cuts both ways;
clearly, it's no SirJason.
Terrific, end racism.

Martha likes the clarinet and blinking ( Read more... )

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