I AM MY NIGHTMARE MIRROR

    Little boy with a ninja headband    Big boy with a pink Hello Kitty purse    Little boy has a cool leather jacket full of patches    Big boy wears hot leather, pissing    Little boy carries a plastic katana, always on hold    Big boy flips an iridescent switchblade; cut wrist    Little boy says he wants no pickles    Big boy mad dances at 2 in the AM/PM      Little boy smiles at me, waves as I pass by must’ve liked my shirt    Big boy eats me with his eyes, shaking his tits pussy hole needs filling    Little boy lectures about Gormiti for 20 minutes straight mom’s calling, doesn’t say goodbye    Big boy can’t express his ideas in any way and will never appreciate good art    Little boys shake tears when little brain is confused    Big boys literally only want one thing and it’s fucking disgusting      Real men wear ...

Trans kid with a trans flag on her back Proud of being herself Kissing every mouth that’s open Took the money, went into alley Grizzly old rag got his dick sucked New Sex on the Beach in her hand A sassier smile on her face “Spread the word, old man Mama wants a new leather jacket”   *** sticky; sucking, touching black skies, yellow music rainbow colored flags travel around a sea of rainbow colored hands *** “Want to play my Mockinbird?” —now that’s how you get a girl to suck your dick—   *** Calliope is at the church Make of hope a return —to the old ways— For ‘tis a mad venture we’re in [...]   *** Over a decade apart My lean hands touch the robust body of a double bass In a kind of reunion unforgettable, unpredictable As I flop away the notes of Excursions   Letting go, there’s a newfound emptiness on the outside Fingers moving, playing air Yellow smile, sad countenance Holding in tears as we say goodbye   *** teenage daughter is bored, at the counter murmurs...