Modern Romance

Shannon Peil — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:48:01 +0000

There’s a catch
in the carpet
so bright
so hard to tell
when one’s conscience
has been sopped up

Slurred names and blurry spaces
cigarettes and lust
double shots in plastic cups
our names in neon type faces
surprise, surprise
we’re burning up

Here’s cheers
for the backbeat
I’m dying like MTV,
first we put
the title to rest
burn out
the marquee

I’m a current
even after touchups
with buttons
for you to light up

What I Thought About When You Did Stuff With Him Under a Blanket

Shannon Peil — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:01:12 +0000

My friend had a dream that his teeth
fell out, sprinkling into his lap
like overgrown dandruff flakes
every time he moved his lips. From then on
he was tender with his girlfriend when they kissed

Lately there has been a resurgence of people
finding water stain marks and impressions of
the Virgin Mary in odd places. I wonder why
there aren’t more images of say
Carrot Top or Aunt Jemima,
seems we need to diversify

I dreamed I rode slides at a water park
with an African American copy clerk from work,
he is very knowledgeable about toner colors, but once
a box of cartridges fell on him in the store room, knocking
his front teeth out. He wore a hat on every ride, and his
porcelain fixtures, planted like tulips bulbs, fooled even a certified
orthodontist waiting in line.

When I come to
I must shake the dust and leaves
from my flannel and jeans,
I wonder if I am the best friend or the stock extra
in this teen slasher sequel

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Modern Romance

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What I Thought About When You Did Stuff With Him Under a Blanket

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