Autumn in America Operatic GospelsAre plagiarized from Hebrew legendsTo sell Papal Ponzi schemes To penetrate easter eggs into embryonic misogynyWith the premature TV evangelism of bearded patriarchsWho preach to death row inmatesOn the sanctity of life And on the streetsDerelict prophets give...

Keep this love note as you would any cherry coated message wrapped in a dusting of powdered sugar…   Keep it beside your cherry lip gloss and the panties I left in your drawer by the table where you spread your legs wide without asking, and you opened your lips without...

What I remember mostare your delicatefingerscreasing the edges,folding and turning,twisting and shapingthe everything ofanything youtouchinto all the differentcreatures ofcreationuntil finally and at last,I rest warm in yourempathetic palm,panting and thumping,dripping with yourimmaculate essence.I am almost as beautifuland imaginativeas you.Then,...

Across the yard through midnight dewcomes soft the silhouette of you,and by my bedroom lamp you seethe dimly glowing shape of me,translucent in my silky lace.You pause a glance, then push the pace,up ivy-covered trellis climbin moonlight green, as...