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 Mar 2014 Marie-Niege
brooke
In June 2013 I made fun
of you because your beard
was scraggly and patchy, but
you smirked and told me to
wait until your birthday,
because by then it would
be there. Well, your birthday
has come and gone and I anticipate
your pictures on instagram waiting for
that cold to strike me down, but you really
do have a beard now.
(c) Brooke Otto 2014
 Mar 2014 Marie-Niege
Tom McCone
but yes, i could
smile at you like an electric fence, could
**** myself over in
a field of happiness, resemblant,
there i stand,
on fire or just waking.

of course, neither of
us needs that, though. my
motions jar and disseminate truth
throughout me:
of foundation stone, or
of necessary monuments i
am hardly built, i
cut breath, breakfast and no class, i
can fall under a bus or
in love with you,

and the dull ache would remain;

and these days would still part.
and some small town would sleep,
all the same. so say
anything, or just idle and
stay and i'll go spiralling
down all the same.
i'll wake up, just watch.
 Mar 2014 Marie-Niege
taylor roff
ABC
Alphabetically articulated habitats
For unsophisticated acrobats
Tilt sideways to the beat of the drum
Stuck in a fine daze at the bottom of a bottle of ***
Fast crying circus barkers warn of long winded fortunes
As slant eyed on lookers BOO and gnash there teeth
"Gentle men, Gentle men", the filthy little man cries
"Let me dine with your daughters for just one night
And I promise you eternal fortune"
 Mar 2014 Marie-Niege
taylor roff
Ticklish
Tigers
Tread
Lightly threw a forest made from deflated goose down pillows
Spying on pray made from thrown away stuffed animals
Children's dreams create clouds that have there own setting suns
Spun tightly around cast aside lolly pop sticks
 Mar 2014 Marie-Niege
taylor roff
I have a feeling that someone is watching me
An almost effervescent watchfulness
Clumsy at times but quick to disappear
Not quit self aware
Like looking at yourself in the mirror
Is your reflection there when your not looking?
 Mar 2014 Marie-Niege
brooke
I thought back to when
I apologized to Jennifer
and she started her
response with the
fact that she did
not accept my
apology, but
i should not
have to apologize
for stumbling, for
tripping on myself
for losing my footing
for a while, for hours
for six months.

No. Jennifer. I am not sorry.
(c) Brooke Otto 2014

don't apologize for losing yourself.
 Mar 2014 Marie-Niege
brooke
black.
 Mar 2014 Marie-Niege
brooke
his name meant
carrier of Christ
and I looked too
far into that. how
could such a beautiful
name, how could such a
beautiful name
how could
such a
beautiful
name.
(c) Brooke Otto 2014
 Mar 2014 Marie-Niege
brooke
what if each
road were just
a foggy path
to heaven? I
was hoping
the fog would
play tricks and
get me lost, I
was hoping it
would let me
cross the border
and see God.
(c) Brooke Otto 2014
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