Friday, June 19, 2026

Fans of the Brand

I knew them when they rode Metro.
He’s skinny no muscles, she’s charismatic AF,
Beep of microwave vs clang of barbecue.
They only had I want to say 
A dozen followers and maybe two livestreams. 
Help us enhance your experience they asked.

To where now a special demographic category
Has been added to the census: Fans of the Brand.
A place to make memories.
Loquat stars in dark green space?
Tech seep inspired by terror?
Help us build your feed.

From crowded tent to storied venue to
Apocalypse rescheduled, activations launched,
A pod of Baby Hulk-green Buddhas pitching
St. Paul’s Cathedral Resort and Casino.
Blessed are the fans for they shall 
See and be seen.

And by checking the app for a particular
LAND or UNIVERSE
Fans will find happiness, life satisfaction,
And SHOWTIMES FOR CHARACTER APPEARANCES 
By their beloved and iconic favorites, 
A ballet folklorico of triggers and prompts,

Influencers and epic discounts,
KPOP demon hunters and spine specialists,
Sky high anchors and local legends,
Franchise historians and cultural theorists,
All fucking, amidst mounting geopolitical tensions, 
Like non-stop you learn to roll.



Sunday, June 14, 2026

Ira Gershwin's Sports Extra

Grizzlies sizzle
Oilers erupt
Gauchos advance
Bulldogs seek 
Angels crowned
Dolphins triumph
Knights float
Twins sweep
Kings set
Pirates suffer
Sparks play
D’backs squander
Spartans dominate
Astros honor
Knicks keep
Sixers trade
Angels top
Padres drop
Redwings edge
Eagles fall
Mustangs romp
Seminoles survive
Rockies crumble
But our love is here to stay.


Saturday, June 13, 2026

Late Spring

Cargo seized
Hero honored
Video shows
Help sought
Study looks 
Proposal seeks
Candidates vie
Activists unite
Judge declares
Jury awards
Thousands rally
Answers sought
Solutions studied
Court rejects
Logjam remains
Growth slows
Woman held
Council poised
Chef finds
Opposition points 
Committee suspends
Puppets roar
Company shits
Director quits
Observers stunned
Titans fund
Thousands flock
West grows
Storms portend
Officials say
Records fall.



Friday, June 12, 2026

Hot Seats and Frameworks for Broader Agreements

Mingus in my ears 
Stein before my eyes
With pinners and fat ones
Fingers and nugs
A season on the edge of alacrity.

A good time, a good strategic time 
Like skating the accessible entrance
Against the flow of traffic
Wheelchairs, walkers, wagons, carts, crutches
If you want clips.

A swathed wall of graffiti welcomes you to
A For Rent community on the ass end of nowhere
Yet fulgurant with small reactor sponsorship
Plenteous with handrails
And the impossibility of return.





Saturday, June 6, 2026

No Insta, No Cred, No Drip


WALKING BACKWARDS
 
Mercury in retrograde.


LIKE ENESCU’S SECOND SYMPHONY

Lively, but not lively enough.


MY DREAM DESIGNER

I texted him.
I’ll call him here in a second.


ANNALISE

She rings me up and I haven’t said a word.
She’s had me rung up for awhile.


HOW DID I CONVINCE HER?

Well what I did 
OK so
I went like this. 


WOULD I SHAVE MY BEARD

For the clip of a lifetime?
Hell I’d shave my legs.


JULISSA

She kept her computer on.


I’M LIKE OH MY GOD

And then
I thought
—but no.


THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN

More extinction events please.




Saturday, May 30, 2026

Western Civilization, or Whatever

A single prayer can change everything
On-court or off-screen or even at the  
Fast-charging autonomous vehicle stations
What blesses one blesses all
With every new image-sharing platform.

A hotwalk through sustainable living
Can spark sparkling waves of gorgeous unrest
Enlivening the down low
Like the final hours of early bird savings
Randomized and double blind.

Bring your own hype alerts
The wise will seek acai 
Counterinsurgency baked in
The right coverage is waiting for you
Consult your chatbot.



Monday, May 25, 2026

Warning: Poetry is Not a Safe Alternative

When writing about the knuckleheads,
Ancient skaters landing tricks on the flyover bridge
Tattoos and graffiti swirling a new anime,
Forever with an eye toward wearability,
Risking it all for the clip,
I’m most comfortable amidst decay and desolation.
That’s why Southern California is my go-to place.

You can tell, right?
The Swiss philosopher of yesterday is now
The modern Hollywood power player.
Large scale crypto currency schemes,
In the middle of the gutter protection boom,
Plastic sphinxes, Romanesque estates,
Absolutely deadly, if you know what you’re doing. 

And who says it don’t pay to be poet?
It’s the gnarliest.
Shaping words down by the beach.
Curating an audience segment at a 
Golf course community in the desert,
Crews working in trees.
It’s a trip how the shit works.

No wait, check this out.
Dude on the pier said he just got out of Pelican Bay.
I pointed to the troupe of pelicans flying overhead,
Asked if they were his friends, had given him a lift.
He didn’t think it was funny and wanted to kill me.
But because I’m a poet, he let it ride
This once.