October 2013

Your first thought when the light snaps on and the black wings
             clatter about the kitchen       is a bat

the clear part of  your mind considers rabies       the other part
             does not consider       knows only to startle

and cower away from the...

There are many opportunities here for unrequited friendship,
the offer letter said. All you need is a chain saw and die grinder.

In this spirit I force my eyes across your message,
revisiting that due diligence tone you do so well.

I’m searching for...

Two spiky-haired Russian cats hit kick flips
on a vert ramp. The camera pans to another

pocket of  the room where six kids rocking holey
T-shirts etch aerosol lines on warehouse walls

in words I cannot comprehend. All of this
happening in a time...