Defenestration

“Scrotum Humanum,” by Jennifer Clark

In 1676, because
he did not doubt
the greatness of
man, Robert Plot

mistook that which
remained—the knee

“Facts About Mosquitoes,” by Ross Walton

The average lifespan of a mosquito is between three days and one hundred years, although it is reported that one mosquito will never die. This is referred to as the Alpha Mosquito and is held in high regard by certain tribes in North Africa.

“How To Be A Member,” by Christina M. Rau

Sign something in blood,
Anyone’s blood,
Using a colonial quill.

“On Being Born May 19th,” by James Valvis

What a joy to be born on this fabulous day, May 19th,
the same birthday as Pol Pot,
whose name doesn’t sound evil, more like something
you might make for dinner on a busy night.

“Just Because a Rabbit Isn’t Chocolate…” by F. John Sharp

I’ve set a trap for the Easter
bunny, made of carrot
flavored jelly beans

“Famous Last Words,” by Paul Giles

SHIRT: “The first hanging is also the last.”

BED: “Tiredness: the little death.”

PILLOW: “Once bitten, twice shy.”

“Daydreaming in Greensburg,” by Matt Henderson

I’m gonna shake these suburban
Small-town white-person blues
And travel to the most flamboyant gay bar imaginable

“Mack,” by Autumn Hayes

Forget your diet. We both know why you came here.
You ogle my browned buns,
my prime-beefcake physique,
and you cannot stay away
because I’m built

“Orlando Bloom in Morning,” by Evan Allgood

Light spills into the hotel room
like ill-prepared lemonade from
the sky’s 5-cent stand, the one
all the hung-over grown-ups
have been trying to avoid.

Orlando blinks

Two Poems by David W. Landrum

It is here you’ll stay.
I have to donate you—
and don’t lay blame: you were the one
who became a relic, galumphed
into the dismal swamp of old desire.
You are a specimen, so don’t insist
you aren’t exotic.