Oscar’s Invention
That’s why
I invented these strapless suspenders.
Can’t see em, can you? Good, that’s the idea.
Christmas Vigil at Sacramento International Airport
At a wobbly metal table, I sit sketching
chalk dudleyas and milkweed.
How to End a Year
Your silhouette arched on the railing
of the balcony takes stock of space and time,
the world so far-flung and your eyes so far
-reaching you mistake yourself for God …
Dear Instagram
moms, scrolling at naptime, or let’s be honest,
scattered among the toys freshly dumped
as he moves on now to couch pillows, tossed
on the rug to dive headfirst onto, I’m wanting
to be like you:
Old Testament Family Tree
Image: “Humid” by Joshua Eric Williams. “Old Testament Family Tree” was written by Kid Kassidy for Rattle’s Ekphrastic Challenge, November 2022, and selected as the Artist’s Choice.
The Little I Remember
Twice a year if sleep eludes, I type your name
into the internet, add “obit,” assuming the dark locus
consumed you.