crack house
greeter
she hustles us in
eyes tired
shadows stutter
behind nervous trees
outer room
screen door grime
a porous portal
paneling drips
frantic carpet
living room
up early ricki lake
an endless loop
tv’s wide blue mouth
the only thing moving
pantry
she fast food she
buy one get one free
kitchen
parched bones
silently akimbo
peel of burn
gray of skin
he sizzles
cooks
Credit
"crack house" was originally published in mystic turf (Willow Books, 2012). Used with permission of the author.
Date Published
03/20/2015