march 2016

biked home. showered. drank fiber mix. read about historical landmarks in bushwick. meserole st and near english kills properties. colored school on union. took melatonin before shower. woke up to sound of skateboarders on ramp to rail downstairs. dinging the rail. skateboard deck bouncing off the sidewalk. wheels rolling up the run-up, uphill, to launch off the ramp. put on pants and fleece and black hat to buy bagel from bagel brothers. also yellow vitamin water. never went back to sleep. group text w/ mike, ben, isaac. mike changed number and ben at nova / ND second round ncaa men's bball tourney at barclays. watched king of the hill via playlist. watched crackle, Sunset Park. had a headache. read some of Desert Solitaire while in bed. Abbey critiques the national parks system. provides his own automobile-less vision for parks. Friended Ranger vanLear on FB. talked to Chris on FB chat. Overheard old roommate moving out and new roommate helping him move in. when new roommate left I went out to make a salad. made salad and then went downstairs to buy coffee at 7:45pm before Cup closed at 8pm. awarded a free scone. watched Maryland / Hawai'i and some other game. Hot shower, listened to Amy Winehouse. Practiced Battle Hymn on banjo. Saw a scooter on the subway platform. Lightly snowing when I left for work. Listened to Untitled Unmastered on subway. Transferred at 14th to N train, Northbound. Walked against traffic of Knick fans, just getting out of the game. Talked to Andrew on Gchat at work. Went to pizza Suprema. a girl in front of me at the counter had rolling luggage. Xavier lost.

freeze the cake

beach chair locks

you know the kind

there's forward position

there's recline

there is the no position

the anticline

sun rays fall

down the alleys

a gummy substance

oozes over the roof

a clump of snow

in the corner

a strand of string

shredded

a few inches

from a knot

with loops

like dead rabbit

ears somehow

hanging on

history bookmarks tools help

in mid october we shortcut through the parking garage

and squeeze in a narrow bar where the game is muted

the drinks are cheap and no one feeds the jukebox

a shot glass falls off the bar and doesn't break

the yankees mount a six-run comeback

matt says something to make the whole place laugh

then while he's in the bathroom a woman

points her dslr at someone's draught beer 

quickly snaps the shutter and walks out 

elderly woman with small brown hands in a china shop

cyber stones
girl-tall grass
dry palms
stink chicken
junk mail
cellophane address window
cereal boxes
fruit cores and kitty litter
cold steel youth
walnut shell

the swallows from normandy are coming, the british

a spike drives through cheese
bone
skin
sheet
duvet

rust collects under iron bridges
frequently on his phone
he stacks free books outside
the public library

finally leaving his plate of cornbread, beans
and lettuce

swallows fear him
he's not going to stop you
from taking those books

a counter weight
rocks over the dish pit

he wants to collect your chopped head
off

he's got no tv
the swallows are his family
the books are for the swallows

in spring the house shifts
while i pee the door opens

behind me just got that feeling
i don't know how i know it

were we gathered somewhere good

how much longer?

breathing inside a bathroom
is weird but good you can hear
yourself 

water takes away the soap

anna wears the cam'ron t-shirt

pours us a shot of tequila 
and takes away the tequila
below the bar you can hear
the bottle clink but just see the nozzle

on the eastern shore of america's afternoon
all the fixtures turn chilly

a few letter magnets and a christmas card
in the dust pan
we made it all the way here

first splashes of a long night
hit the barbecue

when i got to work it was easier to let go


good tap chemicals
all top prospects

every night before bed mindkeys
deem it the flint

a special hill where lawn mowers
send chipped

'the train's empty' / 'no one is on the train'
'it's/that's because we're at the end of the platform'
'i'm following you'
'you just missed the other one'
'but that was going...'
'they both go to the same place'
'oh well / [silence]'

cj