Green Linden Press

Flight of Poppers
 

god eats you out o sacrament
o basement party after hours

you slide onto his fist falcon
studio style upon the billiard table
he racks, you break

in the bic light your body is licked by
you flicker twinkle and burst

it’s tramp night at the wreck room
pay a bundle for a bindle
or let him take it out in trade

locker room: light headed, buzzy
black jack: light hearted, dizzy
bolt: hard as a clam on ice
rush: oh somebody tap that hole

D. A. Powell's most recent collection is Atlas T (Rescue Press, 2020). He teaches at University of San Francisco.

ISSN 2472-338X
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