Hot Water
She asked if I was dirty
I told her yes
We got in the shower and she started
washing her hair as I
kept my place at the back
of the bathtub
mostly groping her thighs
and giant breasts
She thwarted my advances
so I began soaping up myself
I said, "Hey baby, would you look at this
mole and see if it's alright?"
I had my arm chicken-winged awkwardly
pointing to a place on my back
She said, "Well, I don't know what alright looks like"
I asked her if it was symmetrical
Did it have any odd discoloration?
"Babe, I think it's a blackhead!"
I turned around and said, "Feel free
to say no, but do you mind getting rid of it?
I'll understand if you don't want to
I'm sure I could get my sister to do it"
She told me to shut up
I turned around and she began
the minor surgery
That was the point which I realized
the relationship was going to be
a long one
TV Down
I've never been
much for possessions or experiences
that seem like possessions
It all goes to shit anyway
I guess
I like this possession
that I'm typing on
And the possession that I'm drinking
I'm not blessed
at all
but I have everything I want
A decent woman
with three kids
that aren't mine
Materialism disgusts me more
than the fact that I live
a life that knows what materialism is
I need to go get another possession
from the icebox
If you can't feel comfortable throwing your TV
out the apartment window
then it's going to be a lonely death
I mowed the grass today and saw flowers
cut in half
As disheartening as it was
I saw the birds
following me
Way of the Wild
I took out the gardening sheers
to cut down a sapling
that was blocking my country mailbox
I finished and walked back to my porch
to have a drink of beer
It was hot
95 by noon
As I gulped my beer
my eyes followed the eves of the porch roof
I saw a wasp nest dangling
and I didn't hesitate to smack it
with the sheers
and kick it off the porch
I sat down to cool off
and finish the beer
when a wasp came buzzing
it was quickly apparent to me
that she was looking for her nest
I felt
terrible
