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An Unkindness of Ravens / Johnny Joinville
When I see the woman power-walking down the center of the jogging path
In neon-pink cushioned athletic shoes, every step
Aestar ignit iluda
The wind carried with it ash and sand, blight that clung to the corneas, even behind the spectacles.
We Called Them Helicopters
Headhunters mock us from the pass above.
Private Joke
Within the first hour of our “holiday” in Wales my bulky drill sergeant Gerhard and his ample wife Hine-Ert began trying to rebalance social scales.
Ethically Sourced
He denies the Holy Trinity. He eats just to stretch his skin. His fingers gleam with yellow gunk.
Buying Beer for Underaged Kids
I meet groups of 16 or 17 year olds a block away from the Circle K and they hand me too many crumpled bills to buy them a case of this or a mix bag of six packs to split when their parents think they’re at a friend’s house.
Give Me the Shit
When it comes to success, people only ever want to hear about its annihilation.
Dream Eater
I had a dream in which great towers rose from the ground, and I saw them, and I did not laugh.
The Cure for Fun
They were all thin and most of them weak, but they had large heads. Their bodies were young, their skin smooth and soft.
Cadaver
The young king’s corpse is badly decayed.