Jackson

Modular Metals Chickenwire ceiling Dad kisses baby Sesame Street silent Muppets stashed sideways Dad kisses baby Ludicrous suit limp on last year’s clown Dad kisses baby Write a happy song Let’s sing along Dad kisses baby Angst & strife Silver knife Dad kisses baby. Write a happy song. Read more

It was the one tremendous smile amid the gruff-mouthed tense-shouldered cockfight posturing It was the one who said yes Who said, Sure, we can be friends—why not? Just like that The one who said Sure you can join us at our table The one who said Come over The one who danced with me All Read more

gun now holstered trailing smoke he walks away down the other side dust verandahs his posse flanking him left and right always hits me never kills me my posse wait for me in a distant shantytown at a sidewalk table I bind my wound clean my gun borrow a horse Read more

Pen Keep your pen moving. Don’t stare around the room. Green For a moment there I thought the light was green. Empty The purple seat beside me, empty. Read more

Facebook wall: screens of quick-slap backslap happy birthdays like yelled across a noisy bar like look at me talking to I searched through a shop for ten minutes or more to find the perfect card— A black one with a Took it to the Waited in line Looked in my purse Paid Made small talk Read more