May the sun forever shine
where it seldom does
May my hole be endless,
wide and deep
May the sword of Damocles
slide into my viscera
by white-coated angels
May my anus be clean
and receptive to visitors
May this root canal of love
be smooth and seamless
May you strike it rich
in dem dere foothills
with polyps of pure…
My wife has met a new bird,
a black phoebe
who visits her every day —
a spirit of nature’s joy
by the cool water
The bird stays for a few minutes,
briefly stares at her reflection,
sometimes skids across the pool,
takes a sip, a quick bath,
and sings a winsome song…
There are signs within me,
rules on how to live,
I harbor unconsciously,
guideposts on my journey,
the world instilled in me
There are edicts and verdicts,
laws passed down from congress,
heart-felt restrictions,
warnings, and obligations
to circumvent and abide
There are commandments
handed down from God to Moses,
Lennon…
Session one.
"There's nothing wrong with my family," said my new patient.
But I knew better. I saw the confusion in Dani's body language. I had touched Dani Shepherd deeply by the way her eyes spoke. Patients often defended their families, even if mistreated. …
Here I am, growing bored,
the only smoker at the motel,
a pariah with a nicotine fit,
forced to sit near the kiddie pool,
wearing a Disney T-shirt,
with an out-of-order sign
on the vending machine
Maybe I should have gone
with my wife and kids —
we planned this trip…
In the freedom of the 60s,
my body went though
the proverbial tattoo mill,
salted like corned beef
They cooked me in the briny sea,
mishandled by record moguls,
and a greedy manager
I sought drugs to keep sane,
mashing guitars to maintain
I believed the libido was the cure
to whatever…
My mother had a schizoid personality who cherished her inner thoughts
My father hawked fruit and vegetables on a street corner
Philly will always be my home, even though I never want to go back
because of its bitterness, and the two men who broke into my house,
leaving me with a lifetime…
