three poems

originally printed in loser ii

water is a sin
Water is a sin. Bend your knees, niño. Between psalms the drought keeps time. A priest under the sink drips formaldehyde. The tap bleeds. No lo abras.
the posture
How good It is With scoliosis To bend Toward the Squirrels.
captain braids
If I had captain braids, I'd walk waist-deep through circuits. The sea would cough again, Threading salt through what's left.