I, Fish Eye

spark plug fingertip
you're my Emma
you're my jelly bean
e v e r y t h i n g
wrapped around my face
light blue

they say I looked like you,
no,
you looked like me
e v e r y b o d y
dreams the same dream

we called you soul mate
you give us all we need
I, Linus,
you, blanket.
I, fish eye,
you, greatest catch.

Change

new city is beautiful,
but not mine
the waves
are not the rise and fall
of your sleeping chest

your small breasts
more beautiful than
the golden crest
fleur de lis
nothing to me

like the
the landscape
of your olive skin
fertile garden
I belong in

Here, I plant my seeds
singing, "temporary!"
planting to
prove to you
my love.

Sorry

Sorry
for the stains on the ceiling
and the carpet

Sorry
for the bottles
and cans
in the kitchen

Sorry
for the scars
on my belly
and your wrist

Sorry
for the smashed bug
on the wall

Sorry
for the cigarette butts
in the slanted fence

Sorry
for being drunk
all of the time

Sorry
for thinking I love you more
when I love you faulty.

Pam

Pam, you are a splitting image
of Linda,
but you think you look
just like God

Small Pleasures

You, boy lover,
take me here,
in the parking lot,
in the rain puddle,
in front of the yellow windows
Between cars,
we are
naked
part girls
part boys
caught by the camp counselor
she,
part girl,
part boy