undercoating

jesus y maria
and the marionettes
put on a sludge coat
to marie antoinette's
little vest
to make it match
they showed
it burn in public

do not disturb

this mealy pie
will only
chide and rile
these chessmen
let it rot
in that pretty white
bag instead
and the chessmen
will have it out
on the bricklayer's
walk

let your eyes out
of the meat cage
have them a stroll
and sponge
up the
blood

we'll go for
more pumpkins
and emergency candles

geez, this waitress
is somethin' else
my coffee is piping hot
again and again and again and
a sock full of worms
to whoever all else
is eating in this dutch mill

dad...what!?
well, i don't know but
why is that other boy crying?

sugar paw

first to admit
that i lost sight of
the apple just before
the bloody jungle gym

and the chocolate snack pack...
i also flushed down the toilet
sputtering
the cats saw everything

suddenly rain pouring
smeared on the windshield
by a crooked black wing
like glue across your eyes
the hot dog guy
gave the thing hell
with a socket wrench

i crashed my car
after a phone call
to see a rainbow
mashed right into his ex-wife
i was almost home
and i really broke my car
thank you larry
and thank you hot dog guy
i'm no good with cars
not since the bloody jungle seed
and those black-brown apples

regular

a purple chest of drawers
overstuffed with artichoke hearts
wet the bed

poem 3

this tomato is wounded
in the field
gold stars all around
a gale stirred up
the lilacs
it sniffs good

anthill

a pair of mango's
for socks made
my shoes turn sticky
the goslings waddle
snake and bob
i spy a fat little chuck
and a wild turkey
blows away the whole colony

trapped in a spiral of death, which can happen to anyone

stand up and
go blind
a six pound crow
rattles a branch
have a seat
in the devil's chair