11.30.2011

sleeping


sleeping

my girlfriend is sleeping
time ticks by
my eyes are dry
I feel like idling
there is nothing more to do

the lights are on and she is still sleeping
I feel like loitering

soft tires treading on asphalt outside
            numbs my breathing

her legs are bent
and neck is craned
flustered hair
bored facial expression
entry to passive emotions
dealt and left with
empty

she is still sleeping
motionless

11.15.2011

thanks rube goldberg


thanks rube goldberg

bottle raised to mouth pulling
string attached to lever attached to fork striking
switch turning stove on heating the water
boiling sending
steam onto washcloth
now soaked with steam
sent downwards to sleeping dog
slapped on the face by soaking washcloth
wakes up hits head on plywood
reverberations shake vase
falls on seesaw
opens up rabbit cage
rabbit runs to carrot
carrot detaches from slingshot
beads thrown out window
lands on car
alarm rings
girlfriend wakes up slaps me on the face
and asks me to never do this again