Slim Jim

you’ve got a little hitch
in your giddy-up
you’re not in my orbit
you didn’t know that eagles

live longer than hawks,
I’m scared of the stuff
that goes bump in the night

and of those that do
predation

but it was nice
to hear your voice
to let it out of the can
it was a castaway

do I surrender
to the luxe upgrade
…hail mary full of grace
dear self

illusive cabal of holy rollers
sometimes I don’t understand
a lotus in a tiger’s mouth –

pretend a fountain pen
that we were quietly
a bead of cool water

a pressed finger
to the lips

*Posted May 30, 2025