Poetry VI.VIII
“GuacamOde,” by Clay Carpenter
How I love guacamole salad
this murky mucky marvel
to eat is to imbibe
Great green gobs of avocado
add onions to create
a dubious delight
Admittedly it is the ugliest
of foods in name
and in appearance
The ignorant may hesitate
to part their lips and
give it clearance
But those who know will swear
that it quite simply
can ’t be beaten
although it begs the question:
is it to [...]
“nobody blinked,” By Ross Leese
I handed in my notice
at work today
and the guy
didn’t even bother
to read it–
just folded it
and place it
in his shirt pocket
like an unwanted
receipt.
told everyone
I was leaving
to become
a poet
a superhero
a spy
a nazi–
nobody blinked.
then marie walks in
asks what happened
on big brother
last night
and
the whole room
explodes
into standing
ovation.
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Ross Leese is from the North of England and is approaching his thirties very [...]
