Follow Me
to the teenage black employee who followed me, a black man, in a grocery store
Awards
Her Father Calls to Explain That Daughters Aren’t Easy
She was always a disappointment.
Mom said Dad came to the hospital with blue baby sneakers;
on seeing her pink hat through the nursery window,
he trashed them and wept.
Do You Have Children?
she asks as we walk off the tennis court
& someone starts up a chainsaw behind the fence
in the parking lot so I have to shout no!
This Is How I Make My Money
Every time a possible employer called me
in response to a resume I had submitted, they
would awkwardly ask, “and when are you available
for an interview?”
After My Teenager Tries to Kill Herself, I Dream Everyone Is Turning into Zombies …
A ridiculous dream, really.
In the mall, hysteric masses rushing the exit and there I am,
stepping over half-eaten bodies, jumping Taco Bell’s counter,
rummaging for chips and salsa.