Red Tin Noodles

In his tiny fallout shelter, singing songs like "Helter Skelter," Tom Thumb sits alone and cries, wondering what decides who dies. It was late in twenty-eight; infamy will haunt the date. Skies turned white and … Read more

Multinational jive transponder, breaking code on a vagrant lake. On a raft, with an urge to wander, eating lamb with the need for steak. All the elements cloud right over, like the eyes are attacked … Read more

I’m flabby philosophically. I’ve joined a cigar band. We smoke while playing tubas. The bland must lead the bland. I cater now to no one. It’s later than I think. I’d rather read than eat, alas, … Read more

Santa’s in a mild depression. Elves were cut back by recession. Layoffs dampen his enjoyment. Blitzen’s getting unemployment. In the workshop hear the noise made by all the homeless toys.

Produce breathes life into labor. Decayed cauliflower wins no hearts. Take that price tag off my skin. I live only in consumer memory. Inventory cannot define me. Customer satisfaction disgusts me. I am a shadow, … Read more

A poet dreams upon a ledge, while painters pace abysses’ edge. As bulldozers level mountains, architects build indoor fountains. Nothing in this life is certain. Every answer has its curtain. Words are said and weapons … Read more

Numbers help me free my mind, cast my troubles all behind. When I worry about war, I think sixes, nothing more. And when pain of hunger scores, think of eights, in fields of fours. When … Read more

Meet mate at seven. Wash shoes in hyperbole. Employ the suffering viol. Shimmer with preordination. Shelve the crankcase. Eat more minerals, pronto. Collapse periodically. Invent, destroy, implicate. Condone hysterical bleating. Disgorge bulbous neckware. Contemplate, intimidate, … Read more

"Give cheese some pants!" The war is over, now that we all have guns. The new citizen action army may dress like they don’t care, but they’ll kill you in a second if you jive … Read more

I liked the cat the way it was. With countless heads and endless claws. But then I heard they cloned a cat who only ate and slept and shat. Please trade in your present model. … Read more

We sail in the morning. Three flags are the warning. These crossbones are eloquent. I’m on for the ride. Small ship on a rough sea. This life is not for me. We rock on a … Read more

The best rocks roll uphill. Fire is an animal on the horizon. Fur is very, very in. Little roar means hunt. Big roar means hide. Wood is good, but tres passé. He finds random grunting … Read more

Cantankerous Vichy swans ! It’s best beware of birds in foreign markets. To be pecked by voodoo chickens or bored silly by emus is not a circumstance that I could bear. And so I head … Read more

While wandering the desert, I espied a great oasis. A ballgame was in progress, Ty Cobb circling the bases. The Babe was in the outfield and the Big Train on the mound. To find a … Read more

Mike Webster often played in pain. Died young, with black spots on his brain. In football, helmets oft collide, concussing all that’s hid inside. A nose may break, a lip get fatter: what becomes of … Read more

No sexual favors in cells of his choice. No showering scenes with the young girls or boys. No cursing or joking: he don’t like the noise. The celibate turnkey’s on duty. Ain’t no use in … Read more

He got got seven years hard time. It felt like forty-nine. He got caught with several bones. It wasn’t such a crime. On his appeal, he made a deal. He said he’d name some names. … Read more

I think I’m feeling drowsy. Or perhaps my arch has fallen. I can’t get up for work today. It may be all the pollen. My elbow is enflamed and my sinuses impacted. I choked up … Read more