“In a moment of weakness, I’ll ask the heart how many beats /before it releases the twenty-one grams of my soul… /It has already /chosen the outfit I’ll wear in my coffin.”
Some things happened so long ago, it’s hard to tell
"I spy dad’s Playboy calendar, tan Miss July /hangs by a nail, splayed on a bed, white garters and knee socks and nothing else /making a face that says, you’re a funny sort of man."
“I spy dad’s Playboy calendar, tan Miss July /hangs by a nail, splayed on a bed, white garters and knee socks and nothing else /making a face that says, you’re a funny sort of man.”
A Story About the Body
Anthony DiPietro considers how the body reacts when told something horrifying. For one thing, "the hot water drains from your skull."
Anthony DiPietro considers how the body reacts when told something horrifying. For one thing, “the hot water drains from your skull.”