Just told some dude with a poodle to fuck off.
My pound mutt humped his puppy’s ass.
He pretends to call the cops. No answer and I knew it.
Bigger problems in this town.
I will never understand the appeal of anger.
So bored. Weather exhausts me. You call this winter?
I’ll show you winter. Tea kettle spilled over door locks.
Hot shovel from the wood stove. Ashes, pitfall.
The water here is always bitter cold.
Big tease. Did I mention I am allergic to wet suits?
So much for surfing. Might as well move back East,
land of snow and warm summer water. Might be better
than sitting on a cold beach, staring at a red bridge
they never stop painting. What’s the point? All of this beauty
everywhere. So stupid. My wet dog licks my cheek, shakes
out the water from his fur all over me.
Dumb sun, set already. This sucks. Sand in my socks.
I will never be happy.
2015
Regular
Contemporary
Doubt & Fear
Humor & Satire
Poems of Place
Alliteration
the repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words appearing in succession
Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Irony
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
Rhetorical Question
a question asked for effect, not necessarily to be answered