2 February 2018
Ripples
those stones
we so carelessly cast
birthed ripples
of unforeseen dimensions
now there’s a tsunami of shit
about to engulf you and I
and we shall reap more
than we ever sowed
in yet another dismal harvest
.
our practiced tongues
wove convenient fictions
from little grey lies
which we honed into truths
sharp as switch blades
I heard what you said
your words were ugly
I had words of my own in mind
but they escape me now
perhaps my conscience is cloudy
how about yours?
.
9 January 2018
Sparky
dope him
rope him
tie him down
and smoke him
electrode his brainpan
with 20,000 megajolts
zap some sense into him
teach him to be well again
then take him downstairs
and chemically castrate him
with the great abomination
pump him with the ga ga juice
until he’s lost the will
kosh him ‘til his lights go out
.
4 January 2018
Adored
My credentials were impeccable
At least on paper, if not in the flesh
Your papers were forged
But I didn’t mind
You brought me more pleasure
Than a thousand dead poets
“The only good poet is a dead poet.”
Isn’t that what you said?
Imposters pout and posture
Across the page
With borrowed icons
And stolen voices
Genius lays face down in the gutter
Death is the final measure
Of its dedication to the craft
But not for me darlin’
I want to be adored, at least once
However briefly
And in this life, not the next
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