bitter coffee so she’s standing there—  in vaulted two-storey morning light Bratz Doll Angel engulfed by  Redemption coffee shop’s bustling glory ass as tight as a peach the contour of her muscled thighsshowcased by a definite size six boot-cut black yoga pants draped over platform Docs topped with a brightly-colored cap-sleeve and she’s me  with […]

Cantata some laughed, some wept,most stayed silent.i must hold my posture,face the onlookers with steady eyes.many hide behind their newspapers,a few pull out handkerchiefs.i lock my stance, toes gripping the ground.a boy with a black bag stares, unblinking—i almost dropped the bird.from my chest / a crimson bird emerges / we are told not to […]

Old Fiddle Man Old daddy man playing fiddle man in a family youth band. He was the star. Crowds paid & rushed through that door, dancing clapping to hear a few slim notes for just transitory seconds a few brief notes only realizing the ephemeral rhythm man before he died. Dance, dance, dance, fiddle man […]

With a Partner Like You I could win some championships in Tucson, Honolulu, and PhoenixWe could get married and have a baby and eat some noodlesWe could doctor and teach and sell houses and preach with the HubbardsWe could coach and throw a wet sponge at a roachWe could eat dimsum and have some funHeck, […]