Donor List Guilt (2013)

My sister needs a bone graft.What at one point we were worried was leukemia,is actually something called osteonecrosis. The bone in her left hip is literally rotting. You can’t–can’t–can’t take a plug that big from a living donor,‘n my sister is 17 and 5 foot zilch,so we’re waitin’ for someone to die young. It’s a …

Don’t feel much like she’s older, but it ain’t like I’m as young as I was (2014)

and I’m most certain that she’s about six hundred feet tall, at least as tall as sky-scrapers,she’s got that old-brick magnificence, and her foundation has only just begun to creak in the wind,and I stop on the road and flip out my travel chair,and tell her windows stories and stories until twilight fades,and I’d keep …

Don’t Look Down (2013)

Hey, yeah,Nice to see you and all,But trust me,—Don’t look down. No, okay,Stop it,Just stop it,—Don’t look down. You’re still doing this,I don’t know how to say it,Just, please,—Don’t look down. You won’t believe me,No matter how much I mean it,Just say here, with me.—Don’t look down. You’re beautiful.And unless you listen,You’ll be gone,—Don’t look …

Derivative (Arkansas) Portrait #5 (2015)

At our best, we were pouring cheap tequila into our sodas beneath the cafeteria tables in the middle of the week while loudly pontificating on the meaning of the spoon sculptures of our very quiet friend. This is commonly known as sleight of hand,and it’s why I know we were very good at running.