Impressions (short)
If this
were Cézanne’s
birthday
I might consider
having an
apple
for lunch.
She
handled
it well, apart
from a slight
case of novocaine
burn acquired
while coming
down the
mountain.
Taciturn
to the end, he
took a tacit
turn, & nobody
heard him die.
scratching #1
my eyes
are playing up
on me
don’t see
things clearly
any more
listen
intently
to things
that aren’t
there
sundae, bloody sundae
Whether in cyberspace
or a Baskin Robbins ice-
cream parlor, nobody can
hear your multiple ban-
anas split when they’re
served in a cone of silence.
Investiture
Divesting assumed i-
dentities is hard to do
especially when it is
others who have done
the assuming for you.
what’s / going on / with the drones?
Clusters of lights multiplying expo-
nentially. Concern; & then confusion.
The suspect promised to leave their
phone number, but was last seen
running away.
from the brochures of the Well-being Institute
Add
a token
aberration just so
life isn’t all
beer &
skittles.
Plaint for the day
I’ve got gall
stones, kidney
stones, most
every stone
except the
Rolling Stones —
& I’m saving them
for a rainy day.