I’m headed out the door for NYC! Come see me tonight at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, 6:30!
I’ve been working on this for a while; was playing with it last night as the drugs took hold. Woke up this AM determined to finish it so I could have it to possibly read tonight. Finally fell into place. The new hotness reigns!
See ya…
No
Somewhere between the time
I walked with you to my car
and the time I climbed through your window
to open the door because (you said)
you’d locked your keys inside, I lost
my uncle’s hollow-ground, double-edged
Russell boot knife with the word
“Othello” engraved on the blade.
More precisely: I lost it, I suspect, sheath and all, somewhere
in the pile of laundry you’d heaped under the window,
knocking it off my belt when I scraped through the frame.
And once I realized that, even though
I was terrified that I’d be subjected to
another bad recitation of what you called
“Noir Erotique” to me while I hunted for it,
I had to come back.
You were, of course, nude when I returned.
If you’re wondering why I asked you to put a robe on
and then turned and left after
the briefest search, here’s why:
I would rather you have the knife
and not know the story
than for me to have the knife
after telling you the story
while lying in bed together
after fucking you just that one time
(even though I didn’t like you)
only because we were both lonely.
I wish I could explain this better to you.
I know you’ve got the damn knife, whatever you say.
It surely cost a hundred dollars over the counter
and that’s just a small part of the price of the loss.
My father gave it to me,
his dead brother’s blade, when I was thirteen
and told me no man in our family was ever without a knife,
and to never forget that my uncle
never turned down a fight or a woman
in his whole damn life.
I left you with the knife because
I am not my father, not my uncle.
I may not know what I am just yet,
but I am not a man who clings to things
that could smother him
just because they leave
an empty space
when they are gone.
Dark Matter 
April 2nd, 2005 at 11:03 pm
oh, tony. fucking beautiful.
the last stanza makes me ache – ties it all together so perfectly.
OH. i’m in love.
April 2nd, 2005 at 11:03 pm
oh, tony. fucking beautiful.
the last stanza makes me ache – ties it all together so perfectly.
OH. i’m in love.
April 2nd, 2005 at 11:03 pm
oh, tony. fucking beautiful.
the last stanza makes me ache – ties it all together so perfectly.
OH. i’m in love.
April 2nd, 2005 at 11:03 pm
oh, tony. fucking beautiful.
the last stanza makes me ache – ties it all together so perfectly.
OH. i’m in love.
April 2nd, 2005 at 11:03 pm
oh, tony. fucking beautiful.
the last stanza makes me ache – ties it all together so perfectly.
OH. i’m in love.
April 2nd, 2005 at 11:03 pm
oh, tony. fucking beautiful.
the last stanza makes me ache – ties it all together so perfectly.
OH. i’m in love.
March 31st, 2005 at 11:48 am
Good to hear.
Do you write fiction also?
Nope, no move for me yet.
Still have a teacher’s contract to see to. 🙂
March 31st, 2005 at 11:48 am
Good to hear.
Do you write fiction also?
Nope, no move for me yet.
Still have a teacher’s contract to see to. 🙂
March 31st, 2005 at 11:48 am
Good to hear.
Do you write fiction also?
Nope, no move for me yet.
Still have a teacher’s contract to see to. 🙂
March 31st, 2005 at 11:48 am
Good to hear.
Do you write fiction also?
Nope, no move for me yet.
Still have a teacher’s contract to see to. 🙂
March 31st, 2005 at 11:48 am
Good to hear.
Do you write fiction also?
Nope, no move for me yet.
Still have a teacher’s contract to see to. 🙂
March 31st, 2005 at 11:48 am
Good to hear.
Do you write fiction also?
Nope, no move for me yet.
Still have a teacher’s contract to see to. 🙂
March 31st, 2005 at 9:45 am
I really don’t care if you use it. I was just amazed that the icon I made showed up somewhere else. Please, use it with impunity. The evil monkey was definetly not me. But yeah, don’t worry about the master shake icon. I just wanted to know where it came from. Coolness…
March 31st, 2005 at 9:45 am
I really don’t care if you use it. I was just amazed that the icon I made showed up somewhere else. Please, use it with impunity. The evil monkey was definetly not me. But yeah, don’t worry about the master shake icon. I just wanted to know where it came from. Coolness…
March 31st, 2005 at 9:45 am
I really don’t care if you use it. I was just amazed that the icon I made showed up somewhere else. Please, use it with impunity. The evil monkey was definetly not me. But yeah, don’t worry about the master shake icon. I just wanted to know where it came from. Coolness…
March 31st, 2005 at 9:45 am
I really don’t care if you use it. I was just amazed that the icon I made showed up somewhere else. Please, use it with impunity. The evil monkey was definetly not me. But yeah, don’t worry about the master shake icon. I just wanted to know where it came from. Coolness…
March 31st, 2005 at 9:45 am
I really don’t care if you use it. I was just amazed that the icon I made showed up somewhere else. Please, use it with impunity. The evil monkey was definetly not me. But yeah, don’t worry about the master shake icon. I just wanted to know where it came from. Coolness…
March 31st, 2005 at 9:45 am
I really don’t care if you use it. I was just amazed that the icon I made showed up somewhere else. Please, use it with impunity. The evil monkey was definetly not me. But yeah, don’t worry about the master shake icon. I just wanted to know where it came from. Coolness…
March 31st, 2005 at 7:14 am
Reading went great. I read this and it went over well.
Glad to see you haven’t moved yet… 😉
March 31st, 2005 at 7:14 am
Reading went great. I read this and it went over well.
Glad to see you haven’t moved yet… 😉
March 31st, 2005 at 7:14 am
Reading went great. I read this and it went over well.
Glad to see you haven’t moved yet… 😉
March 31st, 2005 at 7:14 am
Reading went great. I read this and it went over well.
Glad to see you haven’t moved yet… 😉
March 31st, 2005 at 7:14 am
Reading went great. I read this and it went over well.
Glad to see you haven’t moved yet… 😉
March 31st, 2005 at 7:14 am
Reading went great. I read this and it went over well.
Glad to see you haven’t moved yet… 😉
March 31st, 2005 at 7:13 am
Huh.
I’m not exactly sure of the URL, Aaron, but I pulled it out of something I found by Googling on “images” a while ago. Be glad to stop using it if you want…I hate theft of stuff. Totally inadvertent, I assure you.
Come to think of it, I found an “evil monkey” from the Family Guy on the same site, and only recently resized it to use here. Is that yours too?
March 31st, 2005 at 7:13 am
Huh.
I’m not exactly sure of the URL, Aaron, but I pulled it out of something I found by Googling on “images” a while ago. Be glad to stop using it if you want…I hate theft of stuff. Totally inadvertent, I assure you.
Come to think of it, I found an “evil monkey” from the Family Guy on the same site, and only recently resized it to use here. Is that yours too?
March 31st, 2005 at 7:13 am
Huh.
I’m not exactly sure of the URL, Aaron, but I pulled it out of something I found by Googling on “images” a while ago. Be glad to stop using it if you want…I hate theft of stuff. Totally inadvertent, I assure you.
Come to think of it, I found an “evil monkey” from the Family Guy on the same site, and only recently resized it to use here. Is that yours too?
March 31st, 2005 at 7:13 am
Huh.
I’m not exactly sure of the URL, Aaron, but I pulled it out of something I found by Googling on “images” a while ago. Be glad to stop using it if you want…I hate theft of stuff. Totally inadvertent, I assure you.
Come to think of it, I found an “evil monkey” from the Family Guy on the same site, and only recently resized it to use here. Is that yours too?
March 31st, 2005 at 7:13 am
Huh.
I’m not exactly sure of the URL, Aaron, but I pulled it out of something I found by Googling on “images” a while ago. Be glad to stop using it if you want…I hate theft of stuff. Totally inadvertent, I assure you.
Come to think of it, I found an “evil monkey” from the Family Guy on the same site, and only recently resized it to use here. Is that yours too?
March 31st, 2005 at 7:13 am
Huh.
I’m not exactly sure of the URL, Aaron, but I pulled it out of something I found by Googling on “images” a while ago. Be glad to stop using it if you want…I hate theft of stuff. Totally inadvertent, I assure you.
Come to think of it, I found an “evil monkey” from the Family Guy on the same site, and only recently resized it to use here. Is that yours too?
March 31st, 2005 at 5:31 am
Howdy. This is Aaron Enskat. I’m Kat Sanfords boyfriend. I was just wondering where you got the AQHF user pic from, cuz I made it when I first joined LJ, and it was really weird to see it pop up. No biggie, I’m just really curious. Thanks man. I’ve friended thee also…
March 31st, 2005 at 5:31 am
Howdy. This is Aaron Enskat. I’m Kat Sanfords boyfriend. I was just wondering where you got the AQHF user pic from, cuz I made it when I first joined LJ, and it was really weird to see it pop up. No biggie, I’m just really curious. Thanks man. I’ve friended thee also…
March 31st, 2005 at 5:31 am
Howdy. This is Aaron Enskat. I’m Kat Sanfords boyfriend. I was just wondering where you got the AQHF user pic from, cuz I made it when I first joined LJ, and it was really weird to see it pop up. No biggie, I’m just really curious. Thanks man. I’ve friended thee also…
March 31st, 2005 at 5:31 am
Howdy. This is Aaron Enskat. I’m Kat Sanfords boyfriend. I was just wondering where you got the AQHF user pic from, cuz I made it when I first joined LJ, and it was really weird to see it pop up. No biggie, I’m just really curious. Thanks man. I’ve friended thee also…
March 31st, 2005 at 5:31 am
Howdy. This is Aaron Enskat. I’m Kat Sanfords boyfriend. I was just wondering where you got the AQHF user pic from, cuz I made it when I first joined LJ, and it was really weird to see it pop up. No biggie, I’m just really curious. Thanks man. I’ve friended thee also…
March 31st, 2005 at 5:31 am
Howdy. This is Aaron Enskat. I’m Kat Sanfords boyfriend. I was just wondering where you got the AQHF user pic from, cuz I made it when I first joined LJ, and it was really weird to see it pop up. No biggie, I’m just really curious. Thanks man. I’ve friended thee also…
March 31st, 2005 at 3:22 am
and to never forget that my uncle
never turned down a fight or a woman
in his whole damn life.
woah.
I would rather you have the knife
and not know the story
than for me to have the knife
after telling you the story
this will simmer.
hope your reading went very well tonight.
March 31st, 2005 at 3:22 am
and to never forget that my uncle
never turned down a fight or a woman
in his whole damn life.
woah.
I would rather you have the knife
and not know the story
than for me to have the knife
after telling you the story
this will simmer.
hope your reading went very well tonight.
March 31st, 2005 at 3:22 am
and to never forget that my uncle
never turned down a fight or a woman
in his whole damn life.
woah.
I would rather you have the knife
and not know the story
than for me to have the knife
after telling you the story
this will simmer.
hope your reading went very well tonight.
March 31st, 2005 at 3:22 am
and to never forget that my uncle
never turned down a fight or a woman
in his whole damn life.
woah.
I would rather you have the knife
and not know the story
than for me to have the knife
after telling you the story
this will simmer.
hope your reading went very well tonight.
March 31st, 2005 at 3:22 am
and to never forget that my uncle
never turned down a fight or a woman
in his whole damn life.
woah.
I would rather you have the knife
and not know the story
than for me to have the knife
after telling you the story
this will simmer.
hope your reading went very well tonight.
March 31st, 2005 at 3:22 am
and to never forget that my uncle
never turned down a fight or a woman
in his whole damn life.
woah.
I would rather you have the knife
and not know the story
than for me to have the knife
after telling you the story
this will simmer.
hope your reading went very well tonight.