Hot Days

The Weather

A scattering of mind (like rain
flung out small and squalled
against the random panes
attention turns to in its hunt
for some lasting fascination
that will hold its gaze and not allow
a second scene to come and slide
its heart away) is hard to stay
and even harder to abide.

–Ben Downing

its hard not to overhear 

laughter on the train

especially of teenagers

from a place called 29 palms

giving each other tittytwisters

and talking about tattoos and

their children's new haircuts

I was their age not too far ago

but I don't remember these things

they way they giggle and splay

their legs across each other

the way they cuss, saying faggot

like it mean's you aren't human

I need a beer, or headphones or

something to make these bigots

disappear. Uneducated redneck

fascists. Who drink 4 locos and malt

liquor. Who fuck their cousins and

smoke meth. It makes me glad I

finished highschool. It makes me

glad I don't judge people off

appearances.  

Pulling Away The Wisdom

“Babies come from Friday nights melted into Saturday mornings;

the Isley Brothers and 3 or 4 glasses of white zin; miniskirts

and aching zippers; sofa cushions sweaty and 
ogodthecondombroke;

Babies come from blue lights and e.p.t. tests and the wet spot on clean sheets;

Lonely knees that bump beneath the table; love letters sealed

with a miss and $758 phone bills; eyeliner and lips to match; muscled

Thighs and a sweet, milky quarter of yes in the center of pink panties.

-Gayle Danley

It’s all Fantasia chaos

cartoon marauders

And Mickey magic.

Stoned wonderland

creatures whispering

vague nothings 

into the night,

“you be my princess

i'll be your teal vest

we'll take the late night

and have a flesh fight

I’ll be your coors light

You'll be my all night

We’ll hit this rodeo 

n make the crowd crow”

We're all nonesense here anyways

gumpkins and post-marked mail

piles of bones, splattered with color

the whole ancient ethos of man is

found  in my bacon wrapped hotdog