I was born in the seventies and lived

through the eighties

from groovy

to Reagan

VavAvoom.

she wrote me
the girl from the dating site
to say
she was a transvestite
did I mind
and even if so
can we still be friends
don't we have fun talking
and flirting on IM
fuck
was my first thought
dude
my second
went for a walk
slipped on a puddle
hit my head on the sidewalk
dazed for a second
out of focus
eyes focused finally
on a full Moon
stood up an walked
until I realized
I didn't know where I was
walking

the House always wins

freefalling stops
with a bounce.

Icarus not lost at sea
but down on the rocks

upon which he is broken
and then redeemed.

now I see myself as Daedalus
the Father warning his son.

you give them wings
without which

there is no ascent
and no falling.

while not yet a father
but after crashing

I am rising
not wind-blown

and not
weightless either.

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the Brothers K
I call them
one's a musician
one's a historian
both
server's assistants
angry
in different ways
the youngest a dropout
GED recipient
and a degree holder
from a local University
the older
a classically trained guitarist
a songwriter
one semester left
when he quit college
the younger fights
while the oldest fucks
they both drink themselves
oblivious nightly
come to work
complaining
the boss is stupid
the owner is an asshole
its all bullshit
bullshit bullshit
most everyone else
to them is dumb
brothers bound
by love and hatred
and a desire
for self-annihilation
last night
at a work party
one smashed a glass
one went to the hospital
both came to work today
sheepish
ashamed
uncertain
the oldest was restrained
while they checked his wound
the youngest afraid
he had gone too far
both
crumbling and shuffling
through the night
like shadows
I watched them
thinking
both are better
than they know

do you think
that I don't

treasure and
honor

and love
you

well
you are



yelling
right now

I thought you just
wanted

me home
that you

loved
and missed me

well
that's how I felt

before
you got

here
exchanging false kisses



old tricks tried
without

success
mostly silence

and a shared
disturbance

drifting
towards sleep

with a sneer

i said fuck it

she woke me up from my nap
with a hand
palm open
pressing
my cock

she pulled down my pants
opened her mouth
licked a finger
and slid it in

arching
thrusting

I meet her
grinding
matching her
daring her
offering to her
anything she wants

fucking
begging her to take it
I came twice without cumming
she came without being touched

true love like the best sex
has no boundaries