the wind takes
the humidity someplace

the zen master
stops
for lunch

listens

i’d be alone here
if
it weren’t for you

the wind takes
the humidity and
grows a watermelon

she paints ya
know
pictures
of trees filled
with
astronauts

sitting in
church
sleeping
near the pulpit
an old testament
journey
thank god for paul
thank god for paul
loud and clear

he spit on me
when i was slow
with the coffee

new to the job
wondered
does this happen
often

yeah
pretty much
all the time

working
at the human
zoo

arbitrarily  speaking
they believe
some people have
a 6th toe
a 7th finger
saw the glove

made a decision
surgically removed the iris
took a paintbrush
and put it back

how you picture
always has a caption
a fried chicken photo
the stub saved and later found

took the cape may ferry to
delaware there it was
in the back pocket
a bone
evolutionary directions
what comes next
buried in the fine
print

wants to do everything
then
wants to do more

terrifying and in charge
gathers at the table
paints a window

there goes another car

think
write a song
sing it on the toilet
a finished hit
when the clown
debates
when the microscope
focuses
when the sun shines
in the garden
then
things grow

he was worried
thoughtfully wondering
how
it would play out

find child care
find a bed and
sleep
find an oven
and bake
pastry

the church
of enormous faith
free to be big
and small

in
any setting

on cultural issues
curious
people like me
how
whatever matters
most

ate so many lies
and puked
in
ideological terms

check your record
it plays well
in milwaukee

come in speak
the language
cause
i live there
too

they came to play
used mistakes
for access
wishing
they could listen

spoke 4
the most unhinged
rantings
yet

you may lose muscle
strength
a beat with microgreens

ever worry
ever wonder
if
you qualify

far away place
the other side
of the planet

to think
walked here
everyday

footsteps
in the mud
then
it happened

in the ground now
please
go ahead
walk
over me