beneficent hustle
omniscient masters
our betters
pedagogic group think
princes sip our heritage
from street hustle chalices
decree electric blanket stasis
infantilism redux
functionally lobotomized
succored on memes of armageddon
called to the multiculti cotillion
groups one thru thirty three
dance on a thousand volt grid
their honor to lick dung
off the boots of
the beneficent some
petitioning the walls
petitioning the walls
with
screams and sighs
we careened down
erotic
white water
without life preservers
stampede
trance like cityscape
by my window
the herd flows
big shots echo predator calls
off gothic spirals
an alley cat darts
between urban shrubs
oblivious to the impending
stampede
central park
central park
among
nookiesandcrannies
cavortingsnorting
sprinkletinkle dust lust
peel it off
down
to oodlesandboodles
clementine juices sweet
lickityslurpity
bongocongo
central park
later
sittingandflitting
snarkinglarking
roastedtoasted café house
wearing off
down
to stutterandmutter
eurekas run tart
sourydoury
tutifruiti
attempted focal points
attempted focal points
tease could have beens
inebriated inconsistencies
blur
the what is
but I see past
to us
the inevitability of our
sweaty passion
conjures possibilities of what
will be
pedals and gears
pedals and gears
subdue the
riot in my brain
hills speed
thin wheels
wind whipping a
body armor phalanx
arrests looping thoughts
connectors and sinew
screaming
pain
bully absolute attention
century’s chalk ribbon
laurel wreath
endorphin high
quiet mind
sashay
sashay
breaks my concentration
naked
through the studio door
flashing mischief
twinkling bewitched
calls me to the mirror
stand with me
aggravation pricks
fidgets myself
sedentary
perimeter secure
yet
concession ordained
she calls
i want to see us
times reflector
portraits our journey
impressionist study
enveloped by maleness
chest hair muscle
soft round woman parts
heat in concert
the artists’ vision
complete
again the same
survival tames my boot fires
quiets my cadence
at the spot
where the rain begins
on the horizon
maelstroms swirl
unrepentant
stoking the phoenix
to rise
it’s mission preordained
again the same
tempted
crawling against the stream
of constructed equality
an icarus cult lounges
all smug and a priori
they chatter at
the penguin clown
who taunts with a click and a dosy do
miming benign contentment
again the same
universal nipples gift
mammary assimilation
worn down
rain running in my mind
i pick up the red boomerang
begin the soaking escape
inevitable anxiety
personal pain and pleasure
yearning to keep me
kindle my flame
