RAW LIKE BACON

i
bathed
in
the triumph
of a cat

exfoliated with sand from the sky

& raw like bacon like headlines
i took to the sleeping bed

& failed there
with
mountain tension

missing the streams of leigh 

DULL ELECTRIC IN THE MORNING STREAK

theres doubt
dull electric
in the morning streak
of pencil lead cloud

i draw storms with it

in the comfy chair afternoon

thunderheads out the dog whistles

blown in dark opportunity

on the corruption stage

theres relief
approaching peace
in the pastel smear
of industry dusk

a bittersweet goodbye

projected on the painted sky

or pollution blood

& redacted black

phoning the headlines in

ANIMALS

well isnt it all 
a meat theatre
of high risk 
audience participation 

where the dogs 
feed the sheep
the shit from the bulls
like the pigs said

all the scenery anyway
has long been sold 
for headlines
and fools gold

and when the 
curtains are down
and when the 
lights are up 
the dogs 
cant look up from the sheep
and the sheep 
cant look up at all

from nydailynews.com

A TALE OF ORDINARY FOLKS

the young guy in the corner shop
dont
like
dogs
at all

hates it if they get in there

even if theyre tiny or old

so 
sometimes
i will carry them out for him
when 
i 
am 
in 
there
squinting at the headlines
and
buying
crisps and rizla

i dump them on the pavement
where
he
will
watch them on his cctv
with
a
wary
eye

after i firmly closed the door

from www.littleangelsrescuebg.org

THREE

B&W FILMS ARE FULL OF JOBS NO ONE HAS ANYMORE


trying not to smoke 
is
impossible
watching
a
film noir
for breakfast

from doriantb.blogspot

TOO MUCH DEATH TV


i look at news

mainly the headlines
mainly out of the corner of my eye

i
MUST
be 
informed

but
i
MUSTN'T
see

their
faces 

from csglobe.com

WE SLEEP IN THE BED HISTORY MADE


trying to not worry
about
the
worlds
rented confusion
i
bask in weakness
and
kipple
and
create plop-pop pomes
in
free and found and quiet empty time 
instead

from leilaladomptable.wordpress