Afternoon of April 2, 2024


 late capitalism

the books i don’t like

for décor

~Aline da Silveira




Togetherness

is when he loses his butt

and I gain it.

~Nolcha Fox




casting ripples

upon god's reflection

the cat's tongue

~Kelly Moyer




  true believers—

                 down 

                     the 

                     rabbit 

                       holier

                        -than

                       -thou

~David Josephsohn




witchgrass breaking off all contact

~John Hawkhead




left-spiraled snail swaged with tree rings

~Elliot Diamond




dark forest letting alexa in

~John Hawkhead




confessional the cold comfort of penance

~David Josephsohn




wringing in my ears the chicken’s neck

~John Hawkhead




Hope is a hamster wheel

without a hamster

or a wheel.

There is some hamster poop though.

~Noah Berlatsky




why do I always

underestimate the boxes

needed to move

~Jennifer Gurney




MalTease

Falcon

4 door

~dan smith




felt like years

the time it took to separate

our record albums

~Jennifer Gurney




Relativity


4th cousin

5 times removed

Emily Dickinson

good to know

but no good

at Costco

~dan smith




spring journey

the petals on the ground say

that we must return

~Marie Derley




easter morning

an oh so fine

crack in her shell

~Kelly Moyer




rain

Easter sunrise service

minus sun

~John J. Dunphy




a whiff of cold air

someone’s late

for the eucharist

~Maya Daneva




herxheimer reaction

the spirochetes’

new cosmic address

~Kelly Moyer




you haven't seen the chase,

the tearing of feathers,

the breaking of the bones,

you're busy cleaning the backyard.

~Fhen M.




For Sale:  Derby Skates


You would have thought

they’d be satisfied.

But, no.

Tonight, I saw the listing.

The spirochetes

have put my derby skates

up for auction on eBay

for thrice what I paid.


As if . . .

they haven’t taken enough.

~Kelly Moyer

 

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