Salt
The moon looks like a hangnail.
Undissolved rock salt and discarded cans:
the glacial leftovers of the movements
of modern living; the streets
are evacuated bowels
of Ameri-can consumption.
The weekend is escaping like steam from
a faulty radiator.
I’m coming down in a cold. Salute to the winter.
Salute to the spilled nights that ink my thoughts
and give excuse for dreaming. It isn’t [...]
Graveyards In The Snow
There is a graveyard sticking grey tombstone toes up from the snow. The snow is bright with blue morning sun, pulling me from my reading and sucking me out of the train as it zooms along the shambles of track homes. Row of houses with empty yards and unused clothes lines. Inside are the sorts [...]