No Fish for Dinner

the grasshopper makes
off with my father's toro,
and farts a green scale

Last Vacation as a Married Woman

Italy with George:
l'arancio arancini,
a turd stuffed with cheese

Izumo Sunset from a Cannery Window

Papa, you thought it
was the Bahamas. I should
miss you, if, then, but...

McDookie

one-thousand grams-- fat
makes everything smooth. Ribbons,
burnt chicken nugget

I Can't Eat My Yogurt

father, you stole all
of my childhood spoons. Flush, and
ask for the receipt

Izumo Rain (or, The Tallest Lighthouse in Asia)

the zucchini plant
grows; my father drowns. Logs of
thunder knit the sky

Deviated Septum?

Green, yellow, blackened
circles stain her porcelein -
complexion pungent.

Untitled Omelet

this is a stench to
build rainbows upon-- breakfast:
the name of a dance

Freud

if the mother is
the food going in, the ear
of corn is the shez

Dream a Little Dream

Darkness enlightens
the mind when too much pushing
makes you see quasars.

Norman Says

he says, Aardvark is
what a water buffalo
whispers when it farts

Molitov Flash

a paparazzo's
life and shit. They both
kiss ass and should drown.

On Eating Beets

a curious fright
at the root. bitter autumn,
blood in the water

Sunday

I hold my niece and,
in her weight, the dungers of
the world start sparkling

Reminders

toothpaste, honey, dish
soap, the apple rotting, the
looseness of your mouth

Two Persimmons

the cracked breasts of the
estranged orange tree and/or
a dungpile on Mars

Daughter, Fishing

scallop-toothed father,
you, me: oil and shitwater
bitter as bay leaf

Chicken Coop Rhyme

now: the skinny hen
belies its breast, a skinny
skidmark on its chest

Topsy Turvy

tightrope of peacock
feathers. A morning without
leaves. Hurt me, taco.

Crop

while in sun, the corn
predicts the stinkwater in-
to which it must drop

Amending the Constitution, Bush-style

laws against biting.
This is what happens when a
great white shark goes brown.

Independence Day in Eden

one plum too many.
Eve with a sore ass. Adam,
a barbecued rib.