TWO AUDIO POEMS
MILD RETRO-CHIC ANXIETY DISORDER
everything's . . . sandy all the
lines are thick all week i've been losing
scarves chipping
flutes (belt, eyelid, hem) visualizing
my bloody bottom. . . lip losing one out of two
gloves . . . (torso, headband) everything's . . .
stamped, breaking. . . hourglasses
i've got papercuts fucking
everywhere & tiny . . . chunks of skin dug out
from my fingers but still hanging
there. . . i've got no second person can't
settle on anything i don't
even understand . . . why this guy is
here i feel like i'm supposed to
sell him something but that would be
vulgar i know
i am supposed to take
risks but how often must i actually feel
humiliated i'd like a dress for each
decade or at least a pair of. . . sunglasses
(continues)