from Sleep Ambulance

 

 

the land sharks

 

on the art of

 

unwinding

 

the gutter-shake

 

of alleys—

 

there are so many movies

 

with the right kind of speeches

 

& goosebumps

 

are plenty—

 

& there’s another scene

 

with a man

 

commenting

 

on how a woman looks

 

sexual harassment

 

makes for snappy dialogue

 

god look at him leer

 

i know what he’ll say

 

by looking at the fucking look

 

on his face

 

ok so what are we doing

 

about it

 

what are we doing

 

with all this water

 

i call my friends

 

because there is such

 

a loneliness in walking

 

through wicker park

 

when its crowded

 

i do not own a polo shirt

 

ash in the leaves

 

chickens in the road

 

you & i

 

are unloading

 

what we’ve grown

 

into this car ride

 

i will always forget

 

peanut butter—

 

or something

 

vital to dinner

 

aluminum in the air

 

rust in the water

 

the pipes are strong

 

above our heads

 

outside some dude

 

is saying

 

come on baby

 

come on baby

 

i was only kidding

 

you look good

 

i don’t know

 

what to do with my body

 

& i feel weird

 

standing here

 

like is everyone looking at me

 

outside

 

yes is it finally green

 

would this be considered

 

an avant garde

 

education—

 

how do we construct a narrative

 

i don’t drink

 

snapple anymore

 

lets look at the originals

 

lets look obsession

 

in the face

 

lets look for lookings sake

 

leer some would say

 

the why of it

 

the dark parts

 

here is a picture

 

of the blood-moon

 

in case there are clouds