A selection of poems are archived on my fictionaut page here.
A radio interview on KPFK The Poets Cafe with Lois P. Jones is here.
A radio interview on Poetiscpape/rare Bird radio with Rich Ferguson is Here.
Other poems published online can be sampled here.
Scapegoat
I’ve made my comparisons, read up on how much the ice
caps are melting per year, looked at the rate of retreat of
the glaciers, and come to the finite conclusion that
global warming is also to blame for my receding hairline.
“What can we do for you today?” Caro asked, jacking up
the chair so my head was at operating level.
“I need you to make me look like Ryan Gosling.”
I smiled but secretly hoped our exchange via the mirror
would lead to her saying “I got this”.
She begins with the comb and proposes how much to cut
by sliding two fingers scissor-like into my scalp.
These days I schedule haircuts anytime the grey becomes
too much; when I need her to trim a few years off the sides,
make what’s weighing me down from above manageable.
©2019
I’ve made my comparisons, read up on how much the ice
caps are melting per year, looked at the rate of retreat of
the glaciers, and come to the finite conclusion that
global warming is also to blame for my receding hairline.
“What can we do for you today?” Caro asked, jacking up
the chair so my head was at operating level.
“I need you to make me look like Ryan Gosling.”
I smiled but secretly hoped our exchange via the mirror
would lead to her saying “I got this”.
She begins with the comb and proposes how much to cut
by sliding two fingers scissor-like into my scalp.
These days I schedule haircuts anytime the grey becomes
too much; when I need her to trim a few years off the sides,
make what’s weighing me down from above manageable.
©2019