Lockdown October 5, 2022
now on full lockdown
this is not a drill
Snapchat erupts with unfounded rumours
sadistic humors
we churn like a cumulus
count death with a calculus
huddle in a corner… Read more
now on full lockdown
this is not a drill
Snapchat erupts with unfounded rumours
sadistic humors
we churn like a cumulus
count death with a calculus
huddle in a corner… Read more
an abecedarian
(interrupted by two nuggets / two fries)
on happy meals & unhappy times
/ what happens when mcdonald’s nuggets are nothing
more than a reminder that lists (& … Read more
The top of the moringa tree planted
when we first moved here twists
horizontal as if scribbled against
darkening sky by … Read more
Tonight
for the first time
in my life
I watch and wait
for the presidential
election results from Brazil
Eu não falo português/
I don’t speak Portuguese
relying on those … Read more
We are
More Than what’s
on/of/in
our beds
& the hues
on our heads
More Than what’s
between/amongst/within
our limbs… Read more
I’m trickle down man, pleased to meet you I’m sure,
If you’re suffering from poverty my life is your cure;
The more you give me the better for you,
Sounds … Read more
“No contracts, No Matisse!”
state then stream the striking workers,
decibel levels consistently increased
neither pastel chalk
nor paint – watercolor or oil
can suppress the toil
Matisse well known … Read more
When some decide to not evacuate,
referring to those souls who have a choice,
in war or weather leaving up to fate
preferring God or luck to have a voice … Read more
He makes his way
over miles of ocean
gathering strength
looking like a threat.
Bold landfall in Cuba
slices off the power,
leaves families homeless
his eye aimed at the … Read more