The Odd Finger Is It
by HOWIE GOOD
I was born that way, with just enough daylight left
for the grownups to see what the shattered windshield
might mean, each of them carrying something,
not a gift for me, but a small empty flowerpot,
an erection lasting longer than four hours,
used DVDs, Vienna during the Nazi period,
those kinds of things, because unable to unhang
the men (and one woman) they had hanged
with such efficiency, or attend techno-rehab,
or even go to sleep for overwhelming fear of waking up.
At the Sculpture Garden
by HOWIE GOOD
And what’s this supposed to be?
A gazebo for two anarchists?
An aluminum replica of a beehive?
Mozart’s birthday?
It eludes me, but we stand there
on the side of the hill, holding hands
and looking expectantly around,
like any other older couple waiting for a UFO.
The Secret to the Perfect Something
by HOWIE GOOD
I go on various social media
and search for suggestions
about how to still be productive
while extremely depressed.
It’s not just the feral cats,
but they aren’t helping.
Earthquakes keep happening.
We should have fucked
when we had the chance.
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