Red Etiquette

The ketchup on my table
knows its Emily Post-

It’s a real compliment
of a condiment &

Fancy, fancy, fancy.

To the Prankster

Walking behind two
Wright State students,
One says:

-Did you hear about the prank Jimmy played on his cat?
-On his cat?
-Yeah, he filled his cat’s litter box with pop rocks.

& I thought,
I think I’d like to fill
Jimmy’s asshole with
firecrackers.
& when they go off,
he will wonder why
this is happening to him,

-What have I done?

He will ask but
I will be laughing.

Pop, pop… pop.

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Bradley K. Meyer writes from Dayton, Ohio. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Indefinite Space, Apeiron Review, The Literary Bohemian, Parody, Hobo Pancakes, and others. He is the author of a chapbook, Hotel Room (Vostok East Press, 2013). His favorite animal is: opossums.