an ode to circus bruises
you browngreygreenpurplebluesometimesred
indication that a new skill has been unlocked
and unlocked
and unlocked again
continued practice making more marks
but eventually
in a week
or two
or month
or so
you’ll fade to skin
and the skill will be rote
and the bruises no longer pop up
because my body
now knows
that pose
and on to the next one
by KIPVENTURES
© All rights reserved 2022
every man a cocksure monster
every tongue a flattering lie
so let my absence fill your room
now that i am required to leave
will you speak inside my fizzy head
one last time
set the record straight
and i’ll turn my eyes to the skyline
say, “that’s the door”
every cock a father figure
every dalliance is the one
so let my absence fill your heart
now that i’m being made to leave
will you smack alive my 8-ball head
one last time
let my answer be no
and i’ll turn my eyes to the skyline
say, “that’s the door”
every oke a cocksucking ogre
every tryst yet another nail
so let my absence fill your coffin
hushabye radge, i see a door
you’ll not grieve me any more
by TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2018
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