I.
I find two dead mice
in half an hour.

II.
Kris and I get
iced energy and whack
all of the weeds that have
taken over the sidewalk
in front of 20 Lopez.

III.
I relive Hampton Beach
where the best part
of the Olympics
was the video of you
singing that stupid song.

IV.
Warm sweatpants in the summer
and Dorian Gray taunts me
with his final twenty-six
pages.

V.
I find the hidden spot
between my elbow and
my muscle
with the edge of the green tub
on my bed.
Yell out and hear
no one ask if
I'm alright.

08/09/2008

Posted on 08/09/2008
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