I Was in a Band Too, Back in the Day
Men who lift
their gut
up over
a belt strap
while looking
in your eyes
earnestly
telling you
their jeans size
hasn’t changed
for 15 years.
I renewed my gym
membership recently.
I’m really excited
to get back into it.
Peacock
Spring reminds me of the snap
As my nail cut a daffodil from the ground.
I would place the stem behind my ear.
It was a terrible way to make friends.
Chainsaw Poem 14
No, I’m sorry.
You see, I tore off
the starter chain.
I wouldn’t be able
to turn it back on.
—
Giacomo Pope is the author of Chainsaw Poems & Other Poems (Ghost City Press) and the founder of Neutral Spaces. If you ask, he will do your maths homework for you.
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