with Mel Gibson rage
I approach my not
yet rated bedroom
and sometimes I swear
I get sneak previews
of coming attractions
but then when the night
is really released
it never lives up
to the hype
babies and dogs
steal my limelight
by day
and George Clooney
and Jude Law
shoulder into
my self-esteem
when the house
lights go off
and my salty
dreams lie
like
unpopped corn
on my sticky
as butter
situation
sometimes
it gets
so cold
like
iced Sprite
inside
I end up
shaking
what my
mama gave me

—  Ivan Jenson