leaves droop from trees the sky droops from branches like a white sheet to hold the locusts in their buzzsaw … More
Tag: E. D. Watson
WHAT IF
what if all the kids stayed home from school and went outside to play instead what if we put down … More
MAY TWELFTH
After the muggers don’t kill me I go to the all-night diner and order eggs. I order chocolate chip pancakes. … More
PRAYER FOR THE KING OF THE MOUNTAIN
once upon a time you shoved the girls you shoved the other boys / you shoved the dreamer in the … More
RAIN PSALM
take your shoes off go outside tip your face toward the sky feel the cold clean droplets streak your chin … More
HERMIT PSALM
I keep thinking how if I were a hermit-monk I wouldn’t know a thing had changed not unless an angel … More
IN PRAISE OF HIDEOUSNESS
All praise the lepers, praise the boars praise mud and dust and filth, the flies, metal buildings with metal doors. … More
Reflections on the Woodshed Year
For so much of the year I was laid up with an inexplicable knee injury, followed by a cancer scare. I suffered choking anxiety and severe depression. It seemed like nothing was happening. Certainly nothing good.
DIA DE MUERTOS
The Dead now make their pilgrimage Back to their homes, back to our side. I hear their laughter on the … More
PRAYER AGAINST THE BINARY
god bless the man in platform boots god bless the woman in a tux what does man or woman mean … More
