Upon reading the work of a great writer

Breathless, punched in the
gut seeing language evolve,
my own words falter.

Loser

You still up? Dude, it’s
not like the internet won’t
be there tomorrow.

Selling out

Buying a domain
name to monetize content.
The new bourgeoisie.

Fiscal cliff

Cost to average
household: Five thousand. Voting
the bums out: Priceless.

 

Last day of the year

Where did they go? Wake.
Eat. Work. Pay bills. Each the same.
Days blink by, all gone.

Hair stylist issues

Bad trim, worse blow dry.
Pitying looks from strangers.
Do I cut and run?

Hoarders on A&E

What we hold onto
owns us drowns us sedates us
slow death by shopping.

Ocean waves

I type in a dim
dark room listening to surf.
There’s an app for that.

Hearing herself on CD

When her voice leaves her
body, recorded, it’s a
stranger who comes out.

Impatience

Why they don’t do it
my way I can’t understand
’cause I’m always right.