Fidelity, for Swans
Mute swans mate for life.
Does lack of vocalization have any connection
to their fidelity?
Mute swans have connection to mute swans.
No lack of fidelity for swans.
For life, mate—for life.
Mute swans have their …
New Poetry
Self Portrait With a Magician
I was the first to discover the water
in his lungs Stale light ensnared
in his whited-out open eyes A fish
still pooling in his top hat I flung it back
into the lake What do fishes know
about the …
Blue dementia
we idolized the neighbor who had television
before us. when he was on screens we checked
for blood stains on his doormat. which common
god ever appeared in places at once? but this is
not a must-tell-story of Nineveh where …
blood pact
you’re in the blood room
where they drain you for samples
to see if you’re eating girl candies right.
i glance at your throat & hands
til they call my old name.
under fluorescent
and nursing coos
i give …
Mares I
You sugar your palms for them.
If dawn is coming they will shiver
down the mountain.
Each fading star a sweetness,
the last long brush of dark –
The mountain is familiar.
The lake is familiar. The feeling
of a …
Refuge(e) & Farewell
Refuge(e)
today i am a refugee
just like i was yesterday
and like i will be tomorrow
but I don’t know why within all my lifetimes
of being one
i never learned how to seek refuge
or pray my shelter …
