In 2020, while passing time in my familial home in rural Pennsylvania, haikus were written and mailed to friends. The poems range from advice to spells to bizzare dreams.
DELIVERABLES: 35 Poems
03
Have you felt brain freeze?
Are things hot to the touch?
Cells regenerate
04
Rub them down in oil, place rosemary on their spine,
wait, then count to ten
05
Speak with desire. I can hear you chant at night wishing for stillness 06
When you roll your Rs did you know you cause earthquakes? A tectonic tongue
07
Please don’t yell too loud when I whisper luke warm thoughts. I’m sorry. Amen. 08
Stretch in the morning You might fuck better that way or don’t, up to you
09
Inhaled too sharply Didn’t have time to breath deep Lungs ache for shared space 10
Standing on one leg count all the times you’ve smiled Ain’t distraction nice? 12
Juice rolls down your lips Orange peels fall to the ground Happy sticky hands 13
Burnt skin turns white Light is red behind closed eyes Reckless behavior
14
Lemons have nipples Cut in half to squeeze each breast They might squirt for you 15
Same clothes every day I bet you don’t brush your teeth but I still love you 17
Grass sticks to wet feet clothes drenched in perspiration hot sun in the sky
19 How grateful are you? Shall I pray for both of us? I’ll put in a word 20 The fruit is too high Standing on your tippy toes grasping for sweetness 22 Does your voice echo? I can’t get mine to shut up I’ll gargle with salt23 My feet are dirty from not wearing chancletas It’s been twenty years 25 Long nails should be trimmed unless you need them to dig yourself out of fear