Tuesday, November 16, 2010

my head is a funny kind of round
the sigh of eight arms
sounds the same as any other
where am i going, and
can i possibly run any faster?

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Monday, November 1, 2010

two tentacles forward
and six at the back
ain't going nowhere
till' the paperwork's tacked

Monday, October 25, 2010

transferring paper
transferring words
assimilating poets
'till they're nothing but blurbs

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010

wine, wine, wine
roast, oh roast!
y'all were right
the crumble was delicious.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

i wonder
if i lie outside in the sun
would i dry out?
surely that's what i
have eight arms for
situations like these
but help's no good
if you can't help yourself.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

should an octopus drink coffee?
should an octopus drink tea?
some days i feel like I have
one heart instead of three
careful of my autotomising limbs.

Monday, October 18, 2010

characterized by my eight arms
i think i really should be combing
my invertebrate head on a coral reef
and remember:
no surgery without anesthesia
i'm an experimental animal

Saturday, October 16, 2010

this octopus will crawl down the street
today
to watch the ball, the two-peg-tall
and waddle back home up the turf

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

it's raining outside
the streets are mottled
but i am not the kind of octopus
that likes to get wet

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Monday, October 11, 2010

my Monkey Paw evolved into a Hand
but, at least, I can still use tools.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

please can there be a monster under the bed?
the alternative is lackluster

Saturday, October 9, 2010

today i remembered myself
and forgot who i feared i could be

Friday, October 8, 2010

in a box, she found a key
pity the box was already open.
where did the key fit?
back in the box - she tried it
the result was unsatisfying.
if it opened something
that would give the key meaning.
Meaning is like an unopened box -
useless without the right key.
keys are ubiquitous
they all look the same.