From the Walls of Mr. James Odett

"Words like yellow dashes..."

Words like yellow dashes on the road, blurred by at 140. Pages like asphalt, winding without...

Oct 1st

"Miasmal fumes invade my nostrils..."

Miasmal fumes invade my nostrils. My hands like hockey. Eyes closed like an unplugged TV screen,...

Sep 30th

Swan River doldrums...

Help! I’ve got the doldrums, I’m stagnant and expired. There’s nowt to do,...

Sep 29th

"Fallen, moldy logs..."

Fallen, moldy logs like severed alligator snouts, tic-tac-toed on the wet ground. I play first,...

Sep 29th

"On hills adorned with knifelike...

On hills adorned with knifelike trees, Slicing sky to make them bleed. I stumble, falling to my...

Sep 29th

Sunday Morning

Sunday Morning. Listening to christian station on the radio. I laugh. Kerry changes the frequency....

Sep 29th

"waxy mantras..."

Waxy mantras feed e-pill inept tick vines, morphing into blood parasites that coalesce in human...

Sep 28th

"Hands speckled..."

Hands speckled red bumps cracked and raw knuckles cut nails bitten hanged dirty feet blistered worn...

Sep 27th

"The trees are frozen fireworks..."

The trees are frozen fireworks, shot and stuck in the cold air by autumn’s celebration. Who...

Sep 25th

Poet as hunter.

I look the part. Driving around in a truck, pulling two mud-covered and well-used ATVs. Large...

Sep 25th

"Dog with mouth full..."

Dog with mouth full of peanut butter. Lipless jaw slathers spit like a serpant, tasting the air,...

Sep 25th

"Fingernails turn into coloured glass...

Fingernails turn into coloured glass shards on finds washed up on the beach white speckled eggshells...

Sep 25th

"Frailty, forgive me!..."

Stuffed into the dusty back seat of a dusty truck. Wedged between a portable fridge and a briefcase....

Sep 24th

"Morning..."

Morning friendly pleasantries (Plea, Sentries!) indy restaurant menu. 15 minute conversation (i...

Sep 24th

"Your mat should be more wary..."

Constant reminders and anguish, Deep, penetrating gushes Spill forth and wet my feet. I imagined I...

Sep 24th

"A sober poet..."

A sober poet is no poet at all.

Sep 21st

"Mother Nature collapsed when we opened...

Mother Nature collapsed when we opened our eyes because she couldn’t handle the pangs of...

Sep 21st

"When I read poetry..."

When I read poetry I’m filled with an extraordinary delight, A triumphant giddiness...

Sep 21st

"I've arrived, once again..."

I’ve arrived, once again, too late. The credits are playing, The band is unplugging, The...

Sep 21st

"Try sifting blind..."

Poetry is the small gold stone one finds in the pan, The yellow twinkle in a sea of ugly brown...

Sep 21st

"It is the light..."

It is the light that perverts the universe, This gawdsend molests us all. Fuck your photoned...

Sep 21st

"Snake heads..."

Snake heads explode like red roses, Blossoming from its scaly bud, Scattered on an asphalt garden.

Sep 19th

"Melancholic wanderings in thought..."

Melancholic wanderings in thought, stripped of its once useful clothing, discarded like corn husks....

Sep 19th

Kttthwt

Moldy steps under a dust-grey carpet, fuses with the stitched wall, flower pattern stamps shot in an...

Sep 19th

"Black birds looked like cherry...

Black birds looked like cherry fungus, Melancholic ornaments draped like Garlands around dead...

Sep 19th

"O What to do..."

O What to do this sunday morning? Movie watched however boring, Swept the floor and dishes choring,...

Sep 14th

"The passing cars sound like waves..."

The passing cars sound like waves crashing on a hard Asphalt shore, slowly rising from behind and...

Sep 13th

"Ethelbert..."

Ethelbert. Fake flowers in fake rubber legs, round and Worn. Exit sign is also an entrance sign....

Sep 13th

Lunch at work

The wind sounds like Radio static, fuzzed And frenzied, whizzing over Tree top and swooping at...

Sep 11th

"The smell of stale flowers and...

The smell of stale flowers and exhaust. A tipped over spruce tree looks like a scared Tarantula,...

Sep 9th

Ode to tree-pruning equipment

O you fucking cock suck of a metal pole! You jesus ass-kissing motherfucker! You dick-shitting...

Sep 9th

"A lonely maple sits..."

A lonely maple sits outside my window, Red with desire and whispering to the winds. Bent and...

Sep 9th

"In a semi-tired state..."

In a semi-tired state, drinking tea with hands still Dirty from work. 10 packets of sugar and...

Sep 9th

"Quaking legs, hold still!..."

Quaking legs, hold still! Shaking ligaments, fill My hollow thighs, Whom I despise, Strengthened...

Sep 9th

"Cancerous thoughts, trembling...

Cancerous thoughts, trembling tumors like Pebbles, dancing for an oncoming train, And thrown into...

Sep 9th

Sleep! Go not with the wind!

Sleep! Go not with the wind That blows its cold breath Into my heart, my bones, my mind, Deep in...

Sep 9th

"train cars like turds..."

train cars like turds, long sausages sparking along laddered lines, powering through severed and...

Sep 9th

"We all can't be Poets, Walt"

Chemical factories burn their fragrant flames. Windows shattered like the whites of eyes. Poets,...

Sep 9th

"windshield wipers like fingers..."

windshield wipers like fingers, batting aside dusty tears, dead insects leaving bloody make-up...

Sep 9th

"I eat compost and pen lids..."

I eat compost and pen lids, Slide them down my throat like Pelicans do fish, Teary-eyed and...

Sep 9th

"Walt Whitman almost killed me..."

Walt Whitman almost killed me. His leaves tangled in tires, Pulling steering column and pushing...

Sep 9th