From the Walls of Mr. James Odett

"The trees stand erect and hard..."

The trees stand erect and hard, Waiting for the naked sun, With its luminous breasts And gentle...

Aug 21st

"I look old, thin, and sick..."

I look old, thin, and sick, And I feel ugly, bloated and lethargic. O come, my love, come quick,...

Aug 21st

On X-rays

It looked like a swirling tornadic cloud, Touching down on the open landfill of my ileum. Or like a...

Aug 21st

"Let me sink into your cambium..."

Let me sink into your cambium, Let me flow like water from your tapped tree, And sigh like a sequoic...

Aug 21st

"I drank down the night..."

I drank down the night, Felt the stars tickle my throat like bubbles as I gulped, Tasted the moon as...

Aug 21st

"I watched an old man..."

I watched an old man lick an empty plastic bag With such fervor that it made me lonely. He mouthed...

Aug 21st

"Bare your soul, Poet"

Bare your soul, Poet, You wordsmith and fiend. O come on now, show it, Do you not trust me? Bare...

Aug 20th

Change, Sir.

Change, Sir, is inevitable. Like the predator that becomes 0.05% better at catching its prey, the...

Aug 20th

Dear City of Winnipeg Parking Authority

Dear City of Winnipeg Parking Authority, I was ticketed for parking in a no parking zone. I...

Aug 20th

"The heat is too much..."

The heat is too much. It attacks me with perverse breath, penetrating every pore like a lunatic. It...

Aug 18th

"She hung clothes like they were...

The dock protrudes off the shore like someone sticking out their tongue, mocking the grimey...

Aug 18th