the sallow skinned man adjusts his truss
and squints through gauzy curtains
at the ruckus
across the street the tiny white dog
grips shin bone in maw
and keeps the cop from its meat
the fat cop rubs his neck
and makes a call a trim brunette
watches from the stoop
the sallow skinned man steps back with a shake
the black cat named Crow squats on the dinner tray
and licks a paw
his tail smacks the skull inside the sack
Incident at the Hot Dog Stand
a big lug
with a hairy back
ordered two dogs & a pop
gave me the eye
as I walked up dude
had on cheap trunks
a class ring & neon
flip-flops as the guy slid
his plastic down the counter
kid at the grill looked up
said six bucks CASH
old lady behind me said
she’d take the two dogs instead
if the lug couldn’t pay I coughed
the kid tugged his hairnet
& looked bored dude gave me
another look I ignored him
said to the kid give me the coke
& the fat lug left with nothing
hook-up
he thinks
she winks
he tips his hat
they sit swap spit
their glasses clink
blink blink
drink drink
they eat and chat
he’s falling fast
gap tooth, pink tongue
red lips, sweet tits
he tugs his slacks
adjusts his watch
asks for the check
she takes his hand
it’s on her thigh
deep sigh deep sigh
her blue eyes wide
she asks him home
her place soft bed
they fuck till dawn
at eight she says
ya gotta go
can’t let my
hubby know
he thinks she winks
he tips his hat
My First Boyfriend
he liked to chew
mint leaves
& stunk of domesticity
he drank
Scotch neat
& recited German poetry
he spent a week
in Greece
seven days of heaven
I muscled
a clean break–
& live with that regret
Maria Pascualy lives in Tacoma ,
Washington
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