-THE SEASON OF THE SWITCH –
black friday comes on
like a tattoo a brand you can’t shake
tb a constant
year ending cough the upper
regions of the land of atm
holiday training
schools’ fee served prepped an’ amped you
a beat-up camera-
ready cheerleader…& go!
wharmart-wharmart that’s our plan
if whar can’t do It
target can that’s our plan if
gap can’t do It ol’
navy can all the mauls’ best
buys surprise for your daughter
marianna a
thirteen ‘cause what’s nativ’ty
without It a cold
vapidity worth only
love and sharing who cares ‘bout
haute bargains n’more
as papa’s papa whittled
a hobby horse a
doll house issued from gifted
hands cloved oranges fashioned
in knitted stockings
a schooner in glass and the
ask of how!? sooner
you’d eat dead fruitcake than miss
the door buster headed for
the gotta-get-It-
now-only-‘til-the-killer-
kiosk cologn’ry-
perfum’ry like evil twins
set to destroy natural
essence but…you know
yes you go 3rd. guessing like
a cowed groom altered
to what you been tolded the
latest dance craze at the same
tunes aye-aye minion
for captain blight outa-mind
outa-sight ‘til next
january’s shockcard trans-
experiantransfusion
another mug of
mammoneggnogg switching-off
gallipavo for
ham an’ duck pining the friends’
family trees gay cellophaned
sweet dusted fingers
can we eat the wrapping too
when getting into
the everybody nice to
everybody else to a
point season was all-
ways the easy point…drive for
different stuff toys malls
decked in the halls like ‘nother
an i-hop stacked black friday
11.25.MMxi.
Honorable Mention, EOL Poetry Contest 2011-2012