Mating rituals
Dead leaves chase
each other in the wind
Like two horny
moths
Boom, boom, doom
and gloom
boot heels scraping
out divots
turf torn up by
Goths
Alone, a boy
cries
ice cream bakes on
the blacktop
where bullies gloat
Where the water
drains
things wriggle in
putrid pools
a stick is a boat
It’s time for
nighthawks
crepuscular
insect clouds
and barbecue
smoke
Spinning soccer
ball
Dad spanks his
daughter’s ass then
gives his son a
poke
Brown lizards
skitter
into cracked
bricks’ crevices
swallowing their
catch
My neighbor’s dog
bark
insanely whimpering
when
I unhook the
latch
Gray hair and
limp gait
little dog pulls
them forward
but stops when
they kiss
Boom stereo thud
“Check me out,
motherfucker!”
shatters quiet bliss
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