The smashed, headless lawn jockey
rocked like a baby
swaddled in algae
in the gentle current of the storm drain
The smashed, headless lawn jockey
rocked like a baby
swaddled in algae
in the gentle current of the storm drain
The first few dozen times we broke up
I would cry
boy, would I cry
and she would silently judge me
relieved to no longer be lumbered
with a boy who’d cry at anything
as pedestrian
as rejection
Years later
like an irritating joke
the spark of delight faded
from its all too familiar punchline
I would not cry
Years later still
when she began to cry
I lost all interest
A box of junk on the side walk:
The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding
by Arnold Schwarzenegger;
Puppies For Dummies; A set of glass bottles
full of glitter in rainbow colours
Huddled together, these items
tell a story of someone who wanted them
once
Yesterday, I wrote a poem
With my favourite pen
{ink smooth as warm blueberry jam}
I scratched out every line
Someone might have read it
Warm spray of the shower
runs down my cheeks
half an hour dissipates like steam
and the memory of my cousin —
Ice cold water from a garden hose
nozzle pressed to my forehead
until tears run
Bicycles chained to metal posts
so much like their owners
—just waiting to be ridden
People who compliment me
on how full my beard has grown
seldom take it well when I say the same
about their bellies
Babe-filled life: a spam folder soliloquy
A babe-filled life awaits you
Discreet hookups
Wild fast hookups
Facebook or Fuckbook?
Hookup tonight
Be the Pied Piper of chicks
Booze, babes and more
Give her more of your love rod
Smell sweeter below the belt
Hear ladies scream in bed
Change your life in 60 seconds
Find out how you can start making $6487 a month at home
Ass rimming the easy way
It is your turn to try the online pharmacy
You will love the results on your organ
Grow a big package today
It’s not hard to lengthen
Have the pecker of her dreams
There are certain factors that can interfere
with a man’s enjoyment of sex
Make her a happy camper
Bang her hard and make her moan
Be the master of the bed
Stop the embarrassment today
She is just being nice
Why do you need penis pills?
If you choose the right penis
enhancement pills that work for you,
you will find yourself unwilling to go back
to how sex used to be
The appearance of your penis will arouse your sex partners
She will surely pounce on you
Cockzilla is the word
Boobs as big as balloons
Progress from love guru to sex magnet
Enlarge your pole with wonder pills
We know your value
Feel yourself a sexual superman
and explore new angles of her bedroom
Your package is set to grow
Make her come again and again
Tsunami warning
What about love?
This poem was constructed from subject lines found in my email spam filter. All words verbatim, only spelling was corrected.
Death worries
How can money expand past Death?
The accountant sketches spirits above the factory
outside the rattled shade
The color despises a stirring sweat inside the message
Art suffers without the greasy crown
Why does sickness strike art?
Loneliness leans against sex within the shed abandon
Jealousy awaits the poet
Wine marches inside flowers
The teapot seals sex
Art addicts sickness
Shadow objects devastate the poet
Should succour storm around the rumored poison?
Comfort gossips inside the lover
Hope flowers against fear
Does stone apologize underneath a cigarette?
The chocolate slave promises the wound
Its alert parade excuses Death
near the charmed ploy
Dreamland manufactures the cold flute
Should the wound freeze next to a battle?
The fog exits beside the lover
Spirits tire laughter
Smoke rebuilds stone
Stone enters the mangled playground
Flowers stray around this dusty shell
Death pinks the room
I “wrote” this poem-like compossition using the below link:
RANDOM PARAGRAPH GENERATOR
Something about random word associations are brain-tickling and a little irritating. But I rather enjoy the last line. Death pinks the room, indeed.
cherry tree blossoms
mottle sunlight on gravestones
fluttering with life