Poems by MYLES ZAVELO.
You
Just the man that I want to see!
(Just the man that I want to be.)
Love Of My Life
She asked me why I stubbed my toe.
I said it seemed like a good idea at the time.
Ritalin
Anybody here on Ritalin?
Recently got back on and am trying to connect with other patients.
(Am interested in connecting with hot sexy singles in my area, too.)
Hope
The world isn’t flat.
You’re not fat.
I’m still here.
You’re my dear.
Speechless
Why did she buy those dinner plates?
Doesn’t make sense.
No matter how you slice it.
I’m speechless.
Hips
Sometimes, a good friend forces Yours Truly to consider my life.
She says, “You could just eat less?”
And I say, “Oh, but I do—I mean, I am.”
But I just can’t control these hips of mine.
Funny Names
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- Sam Pler.
- Sal Monella.
- Herb Garden.
- Don Carbone.
- Barbara Tibbs.
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FBI
Feed a cold? Starve a fever?
Or starve the cold? Feed the fever?
Top ten reasons to live/love/laugh?
Look, it’s just that the next few weeks will be difficult; I’m going undercover.
Last month: an extreme close call.
It’s much worse when the threats are credible.
The criminal element I’m glued to reminds me so much of black trash bags full of bones.
What I really want to do is leave my eyes overnight at the optical shop.
Another thing: this is one of those places where nobody’s supposed to live.
Not there and certainly not here.
And goddamn the whole agenda one more time—here’s the sun again.
Woman Becomes Garden
She collapsed
In her garden.
The garden
She loved
So much.
She had lived
A secluded life.
Her body wasn’t found
For a month.
Her &#$$%
Had been
Practically destroyed
By maggots.
The maggots
From the garden
She loved
So much.
