Broken men were her specialty
oblique sermon in the strip mall
man dressed up as pizza
arms restrained beneath
soft
beige
polyester
such lust
mother in the mausoleum
since acne season
floating island
not just dessert
I want you I want you I want you
Flawless on paper
goosebumps on thin blond-haired
flesh
doggie-style preference
yet
cartoon Tarzan makes you cry
vodka breath
lost boy
baggie of weed as birthday present
hand shatters plate glass
dried blood remorse
arrivederci
coffee nazi
masticating clandestine
chocolate-covered espresso beans
so glorious smells cannot reach
you
caffeine is
not
the enemy
Janette Kim Larson usually writes poetry while she’s driving around in suburban San Diego or walking her rat terrier. When she’s not chasing her two small children around the house, she teaching writing at MiraCosta College, cooking with her husband, and contemplating where and when to pursue an MFA in Creative Writing. Janette is über excited to appear in Splinter Generation for the first time.
