Microbursts

BYPASS AHEAD

I didn’t say that.

I said I’m feeling entrapped. 

What do I need to chew off?

I WAS LIKE CELIA

She was like What?

NOT A GARDEN PER SE

But we have like

This strip of land.

HIS DAD IS OSCAR

He’s Oscar junior.

NAVAJO

Navajo?

Navajo.

IT MIGHT BE TIME FOR YOUR ADDRESS CHECK

Yes it’s time to confirm your address.

Please tell me your address.

RANDY STARK

Pine Siskin Correctional Facility

Cell number East 567

CAT FIGHT

Yeah well one of them left behind an eye.

No one likes a litterbug.

JUICE BAR

Line six please.

Juice bar, line six.

HENRIQUE RODRIGUEZ

The ice had shrunk on him.

ADVANCED DELIVERY SYSTEMS

Out of stock.

PADMA AND IDRIS

My then girlfriend and

My boyfriend at the time.

EVERY DAY?

Oh, well, sure last night and this morning,

That’s not every day.

I do not tell you every day.

MANJU

Like how she does her lips.

READING

As I Lay Dying

As I lay dying.

BY THE TIME YOU FINISH READING

If there is a god in heaven.

I'll be dead.

THAT’S THE THING, YEAH

But, I’m kind of glad.

ARE YOU THE MAYOR?

You should be.

Copyright 2024 Randy Stark

www.randystark.com

 

Metro Gnomes

Past the mobile ministry

Showering our neighbors

With love and blessings.

Deep amidst New Whitman’s blab of scooters, carts

Some mornings the air says 

Coffee roaster been at it all night.

7-day Tire & Brake

Service bay doors up

Racked vehicles apronk.

Cross-pollinating stroller pushers

Back packs, front packs

Three, two, one plus twins.

Gulls making a haul video

At the sweet shop in the historic core

Steamed buns, honey.

O the tandem of teenage lifetime achievement award winners

White halter top, black shorts

The one with ankle monitor peddling.

The #1 ride or die live streaming

Crushing it like peanuts and red peppers

Brown legs all the way up from

Pikachu socks and Chuck’s

Hot 100 fusion style (feels like 107)

Cursing drivers who won’t stop for them.

Same with natives immigrants refugees 

Aglitter with crutches, canes, argent harps

Coonskin cap, crocs. 

Hospital is tagged, library is tagged

Fucking library books be tagged

The priest at the gym working the heavy bag.

Copyright 2024 Randy Stark

www.randystark.com

The Swiss Army Knife of the Modern Era

Except there is no modern era, not anymore

There’s no modern anything anymore 

Unless you mean wasting diseases,

Population bottlenecks, and traffic

Embolisms that make the buffalo look like geniuses,

All brightsided into chat bots, Abilify and Zoloft.

But wherever you get your podcasts from, 

Africa, or some unsung Scottish village,

Be sure your wireless subwoofer offers plenty of bass 

And hurry: my other ride is your mom.

Copyright 2024 Randy Stark

www.randystark.com

 

It's the Summer of Savings!

Genre and gender bending.

The Euro Copa of better outcomes.

Mood boards.

Memory tables.

Or is it just the is-ness,

De-aging brokerages,

Rabbit holes?

Shangri-La Vista, baby!

Copyright 2024 Randy Stark

www.randystark.com

 

Caution: Contents May Not Settle

The court struck down

Diss tracks 

DoorDash 

Doomscrolling

And tree planting festivals as tropes

Sparking concern. 

The court cited 

Celebrities you probably didn’t know were celebrities

As well as cannabis gift guides for mom

Bartok’s concerto for two pianos, percussion and orchestra 

And the proprietary entrance wounds

Of a former Swissair flight attendant.

The court said 

Omigosh

Too many surfers

Too few waves

That sucks dude

Although the coconut’s really good, too.

Copyright 2024 Randy Stark

www.randystark.com

 

Useful Life

Pedestrian wounded in drive-by vudu.

Somebody’s naked dream partner,

Too good looking to die, too stee.

The face that launched a thousand extra shots.

Transported to local hospital.

I’d rather have like 

A more unlimited future,

Like, what you have.

Copyright 2024 Randy Stark

www.randystark.com

Belle Epoque

We jetpacked to the 

Ice boat races

Held on the frozen lakes

Of nuclear waste near

Villa Pointe Rancho at Playa Towne Centre Manor Estates.

Appholders enjoy presale access.

Tickets sell out instantly.

I’m lucky I didn’t break my fucking neck.

Well yeah I was fucked up.

All I know is things were happening too fast.

Copyright 2024 Randy Stark

www.randystark.com

  

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The Ripple Effect

Cartwheels and handstands

Conveniently located near

Chill flow and 

Cold brew espresso

Some sign in

Some choose to

Continue as guest

It belies bespoke

And I was

I was there

Previous puzzle solved

Mobile simple secure

Copyright 2024 Randy Stark

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