impeccable restrictions you ride the wave of
will re-crest and you'll be thrown. this part's
the la la this the drone. sensitive antecedents follow
the groan of the shoe. the lasting whorl.
this is not about you in any tense past or
yodeled caveat. this is not even green.
you may find its climax in the ascending well
where dailiness like wellwater eventually
coats a throat muff sour, leaves ten messages,
hops for the best. let me show you my prize.

~

The Key Is Dinner
� 2003 by john e

I will no longer think of my influences,
or learn from them,
or lean on them,

won't floor it for the funny noises,
snarl at halfwits,
hang upside down from a bean.

But I'll cook,
cook 'em all afternoon.
Stand at my lintel,
call in the kids.
Maybe buy a bell.

~

Sofa Boron
� 2003 by john e

I am the
only noise
in the house.

Stick around.

When it's quiet
like this
you can
hear me creak.