Ricky Garni

HOW I FEEL ABOUT  THINGS

 

Cockroach

the way you walk

is kind of sneaky

and I don’t like it

 

Grasshopper

you hop everywhere,

which I like.

What are you

hopping away from?

Nothing I bet.

You’re hopping to.

 

Sidewalk

because you do nothing,

I can stare at you for hours

 

Butterfly

too many people

talk about you

too much considering

how little you do

 

Books

are brainy

 

Dishwasher

makes me want to surf,

although you can hurt

your knees and head

that way

 

Magazines

why read them?

why not beat them

to a pulp?

 

Pedro

the best name

in the world

 

 

 

Pickpockets

impressive

in the extreme

 

Overalls

are they really?

 

Tight Rope Walkers

nuts

 

Bowling

noisy, colorful,

lingo-filled,

dollar bills,

shoes for dancing

 

Tomatoes

complicated,

yet alluring

 

Pancakes

you woke up when

Mommy made them

 

Lamborghini

¡Olé!

 

Piano

two keys

too many

 

Root Beer

God’s notion

of heaven

 

Onionskin

made of

lady things

 

Gingham

no need to

pronounce it

anymore

 

Baseball

geometry

 

Ping Pong

ditto

 

St. Thérèse

worried sick

about Jesus

 

 

Teeth

overrated unless

they are snowy white

 

Old Age

velvety, like

a mountaintop

 

Birds of Paradise

fun to follow home

 

Horseradish

sex toy

 

Bees

afraid of boys

who love bees

 

Mise en Scène

frenchy

 

Polo

horses, hate it

 

Infinity

hard

to forget

 

Black Eye

it’s not the

punch’s fault

 

Middlemarch

what could be better?

honeycakes? not

even honeycakes

 

Homonym

Homo Name

 

Girls

rhymes

with boys

 

Billiards

click

 

Rock n Roll

I forget

 

You

oh lamb, oh no