112721b

the nutshell boys
scull to your window
slip underneath the sash

make sure your cover’s
up, your candle’s out
your sleeping cap on tight

I send you them
to keep you safe
while I am far away

rest easy darling
till the day of my return
all Faerie guards your door

100321

your glasses pushed up in a swirl of bright pink you place knick-knacks precisely in a well-filled box your jeans worn and holy with you in them moving everything somewhere and us across country to our new home and the next 43 years

032621b

 

you and the dog

asleep on the couch again

I linger at the doorway

102120d

 

I saw stars exploding

when we made love

than the shockwave hit

102120c

 

Betelgeuse

just wasn't far enough

saw you last night

at the end of my block

the answer is still no

 

101520b

life

as I don't know it

open your eyes

060620c

The Problem With Ellen

We didn’t know Ellen was a droid

She seemed like any other 20-something

Professional, fit, a bit distant, whip-smart

Maybe we should have guessed

But we didn’t, not till she caught fire.

Sheila worked right across from Ellen

She screamed and jumped out of her chair

Never stopped screaming till it was all over

“Smoke was coming out of its ear,”

She whispered hoarsely, later, “Just pouring out.”

At first Ellen didn’t seem to notice,

Just

kept typing;

She suddenly lurched to her feet, arms waving;

Her lips writhed, but she made no sound,

She staggered to the wall, collapsed,

Hair burst into flames

“I’ve seen that happen to a computer,”

some guy said.

Ellen burned till the fire fighters came,

All our fire extinguishers had long-since expired;

I don’t know why I thought they were inspected every year.

The stink of plastic hung around for days.

That smell stayed with me; it spoiled

my sexual fantasies about her: ugh!

Of course,

Her being a robot made that kinda weird,

And it kept me from asking

Her replacement out; she was quite approachable

But I just didn’t know.

“What’s the problem?” Roger said,

“I’m sure they all have lady parts.”

“They’re not women!”

She went out with him,

But when I asked him about it,

He just shrugged.

I think we all know what that means

052320

Sauropod-Raptor: It'll Never Work


carnivore girl
my boy a lifetime of snacks
each time
sparks travel to his distant brain
but he's in love
she takes another bite
tastes like a whole lotta chicken

050320b

Heidi


I know you're going to hell, she said
but she was cool with dating me
God would fotgive and forget
she was sure
but only if I asked
she was going to ask
so that was ok
I was cool with it too
didn't need to ask

032120c

turning from the sun
earth beams bloody at the stars
infrared love

030820b

green

limbs

were not

a problem

her conversation

voiceless, flowed like wind in the trees

her body, smooth and warm, hard but yielding, drew him in

022720

the natives are sessile
propagate via petal-form propagules
human teen acne
unrequited love
just before the breeding season
she loves me-she loves me not
population crash
this means war

021820

all her life

remembering their last kiss

before launch

021620b

roses are red
petals have parted
my lover ate beans
and now she has ...

021420b

If I catch that fool Cupid
He'll rue this sad day
My Valentine sweetheart's
Thrown my poor heart away
This day of all days
She's nowhere around
She and my brother
Have skipped out of town

021420

Roses are yellow
Dianthus are pink
Valentine's solo
It's time for a drink

122819c

her petadrive is obsolete

thinking I'll copy her
to some fresh medium

wife 2 says a century's long enough
but oh, those late-night VR dates
first love knows me best

122119b

The Biology of Metazoa


under your clothes
a mass of cells
megalopolis you
I love every tenement, high rise, and untamed park
your shy smile
the mountains and valleys of New-World you
I claim this land, not like Columbus
but in the worship
of every immortal cell
your brown-eyed ringlets
and all your moving parts

121019d

You can't moon over someone
Whom you think you love
On a planet with such a dark dark night
With stars alone to light your way

102019b

Phobos loves Deimos
they're so close
but forever far