The King
Give me fast cuts so my chickens won’t hatch.
Give me steeples and red carpet in the skyline.
Give me protest and festivity in the streets.
Give me anyone but her and anywhere but here.

I imagine Joan of Arc heard the same echo of horses
stallions galloping right up to her renaissance ear
flies abuzz with memories such as
an unwanted cock in the mouth or the ass, it’s all the same

Swagger is a preteen girl
claiming street with every step;
legs long enough to
bring out the pedophile
in any hetero man with eyes.

1.
Canalino Elementary is two blocks
From Carpinteria beach.
Southern California Pacific
Is my learned English.

There are no names
For the bards I met tonight,
Though I feigned interest
As a flattered lady might.