Masked
truth
wallows
in a cesspool
of doubt and decay
hopeful of being unmasked
when the time comes
to pay off its debts
and it will do so
in brutal honesty
.
The Mighty Poets
The Mighty Poets!
Hear them, fear them!
Their boots boom through the hall
as they crunch underfoot
lesser poets, open readers, and listeners
on their way to honors, acclaim,
publication,
free coffee and bottled water
but not much in the way
of financial reward!
Buy their books!
These artistes deserve our hard-
earned bucks much more than
ignorant slobs like us
(who foolishly thought
that we might be poets)!
The Mighty Poets!
Hear them, fear them!
.
Ora Pronobis
Matins
Pallor
Smocks
Double helix in the sky tonight
provable cause
get up, get what you can
red crusted stains in your eye tonight:
your voice has lived
my life in one second
get the bread I got
the smack; want it gently;
mine is the cast your cold
breath molds.
.
Stink Eye Magazine 