The Semiannual Debrief

A poem

When we sat in that diner, off
the corner of Pulaski Highway,

nap after work

as tough as the day is 
sometimes 
it’s good to find a quiet 
moment 
curled up on the corner 
of the couch 
with my girlfriend 
on…

two squirrels

I watched two squirrels running around 
today — one was chasing the other, 
maybe they were fighting over a nut…
looked like they were…

Leave it or Love it

Alternatively, “An ode to Amor Fati”

Poem: Whisper

Whisper

There are days when I know you’d bring me more chaos than peace
but when my life falls back to…

Styrofoam Lover, Don’t Tempt Me —

If you keep talking to me in that tone I’ll do anything you want

Queen of the Night

every day. 
milk thistle 
and acetylcysteine. 
ripping my soul
for hits of filth
and dopamine. 
like a fiberglass tongue
to…

Flowetry

Strange Foolish Fiendish Fears

In answering the Love Song