gem
I’d just bought limes
dreaming up autumn skies
at the close of empty party bags
full of the same
leaning a bad haircut
gem; piano lessons, and late night eating
Significance of Planetary Flatus and two other poems
Significance of Planetary Flatus
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: Evidence that methane emitted by the single-celled Methanoscarcina caused the largest mass extinction on Earth.
Three Poems for Lit Break
Centipede
If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.
—E. O. Wilson
Love Smoke
Or burn the skin of our compassion,
they get hugs, handshakes, drugs, blow jobs,
the pantomime road to 100 euros for a double male twice penetration
Nine Minutes
The butterfly’s tongue—
sharp and golden—
roots for the sweetest flower;
knows her name by taste.
The Architect
Oh the impermanence of the cosmic spine
that collapses and leaves me wanting.
I cast shadows in my bloodline.