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Spiritual Hush
by Gene Defcon
Jealousy congeals within the stable
Swifter, surer-footed, and more worthy
Specimens paw the brittle earth
Pointed huffs and neighs zing
Like daggers towards the favorite
Donner menaces
Leers in his direction
Cowed
Rudolph unsuccessfully strains
To conceal the ridiculous glow
Blitzen rears …
Honoring Our Pets
by Gene Defcon
If cats had tombstones
You could easily trip
And crunch your ribs
On the next grave
So long ago
Our forefathers
Decided against
Honoring our pets
Theories on Galactic Conquest, Part One
by Gene Defcon
In the 900,000 year history
Of the human race
We have yet to be invaded
By a race of hot dog-like
Warrior beings from another planet
Some scientists speculate
It is because of our …
Wooden Cat
by Gene Defcon
Wooden Cat
Quietly carved from a tree
In the earliest part of the morning
For a grandma
Known for her exquisite casserole
And rather lackluster bras
Old Shreve
by Gene Defcon
Young hobos are dangerously ignorant
Of common-law East-Texas train terminology
- Such as “Old Shreve” -
For the 10:45 out of Shreveport
Those dipshits
Usually call it the “10:45″ !!
Even though there is also a 10:45
Out of …
Cuddle Cat
by Gene Defcon
Ice cream cuddle cat
Cozy on the couch
Waddle your fluff
It’s time to watch Alf
This Is Reality
By Gene Defcon
It only takes thirty seconds
For a cop to kill a cat
When money’s involved
Simultaneous Organism
by Gene Defcon
Overlong poodle blond
Thought in my mind
Painfully reasoned
To dissolution
Hoo, hey
Feel like a low
Brick wall in the sun
Now forever oozing
pen poem
by gene defcon
I cover my hands with disgusting pens
It feels good to clinch and unclinch
Beneath this mountain
Every movement sends dirty pens
Cascading down and the mountain grows wider
To place more pens on the top
I must …
Email Me, Grandma
by gene defcon
Email me, Grandma
I’m checking my phone
I’ve texted you tons and
I know that you’re home
Are you pissed at me, bitch?
That’s so immature
You called me a hater
As if, like, I’m sure
electric socks
by gene defcon
Electric socks cause electric shocks
When dangled down into the water
A tickle at least or even deceased
Depending if man or an otter
Astride on a yacht with thousands of watts
Empowering your locomotion
When overboard, the …
I Shot Sylvester’s Cat
by gene defcon
I shot Sylvester’s cat
With a horse-tail extract
And that was why he stiffened
So humorously
Rumors need
Numerous sources
Of course
It’s all true
I’m confiding in you
The scoop
But don’t dawdle
On the details
We shall never
Endeavor to prove
What …
The folds of the space-suit crease my flesh
Against the skin of a leather-lipped tortoise
Her deep green eyes study me for signs of intelligence
I am naturally too paranoid to reveal
My shallow protuberance
A moment passes
Civilizations crumble
Back home …
I Was So Poor
by gene defcon
I was so poor
Santa gave me food
I was so poor
I could only afford used money
I was so poor
That instead of a brand new phone
Momma said just call using a brand …
Seasonal Racism
by gene defcon
Black poetry
Bumping out of
Black Benz’s
All summer
White words
Written by
White nerds
In Crosswords
All winter
specific exchange
by gene defcon
Crisp genitals thaw the void between us at one thousand square-inches per second
A secretive warmth spreads like a many-armed man along both butt creases
Modern man might ignore a rampaging tingle but I’m …
One Glance at the Old Clock
by gene defcon
One glance at the old clock
Was all it took
To flood me with extreme anxiety
On the way to work
Brewmeister
by gene defcon
You’ve spent months
Brewing, testing and tasting
Austin’s finest hand-crafted beer
You’ve built your business
The old fashioned way:
Beer by beer
No democrats
No environmentalists
No politically-correct whack-jobs
Could stop you
You’re a self-made man
Like our fore-fathers envisioned
Except for one thing:
You’re a …
The Incredible Kitten
by gene defcon
The incredible kitten
Puffed beyond all known
Limits of puffery
Debuts on my armrest
In time for the cop drama
We’ve both been anticipating
Little Craig
by gene defcon
Corrupt cops meeting in bars
Like two sides of a zipper
Grinning and spinning
Their stools
Overseeing the shit spiral
The sewer festers with teenage hookers
Esoteric pimps holding fast to Clinton-era money cults
Ragged denominations nearly imperceptible to …
Last in Line for Love
by gene defcon
Momma just lay there
Her teets on display
While excited young kittens
Fought fairly for space
They gorged on her milk
Beyond what they needed
And left nothing at all
For the runt
paralyzed victim
by gene defcon
Wink your way to safety
Drag your body across the floor
Using the muscles of your face
Smile away as fast as you can
Furrow your brow up the stairs
Clench your jaw through the doggy door
Before …
levitating cat
by gene defcon
A levitating cat
Is constantly stressed
Throughout her terrible journey
Partly from crows
Partly from storms
But mostly from bumping her back
On the underside of branches and
Ceilings and sidewalk tarps
Wind-wisp puffball
Doomed to land on her feet
Unprepared for …
Derrick
by gene defcon
When a cop does a fantastic job
Nobody cares
Least of all the mayor
And his effeminate son, Derrick
Terrified Orphan
by gene defcon
Living in dread
And sharing the bed
With the dried-out heads
Of parents long dead
thought sword
by gene defcon
Brazen clerks unionizing
Like coarse tufts
In a lawn yet mown
I cut you down
I cut you down
This is Louisiana
I cut you down
My Most Famous Poem
by gene defcon
My most famous poem
Was written in only thirteen seconds
This one was written in nine
I Am Surrounded
by gene defcon
I am surrounded
By large-lunged blowhards
Scurrying like newborn rats
Just outside my cubicle walls
I fantasize about pushing their faces
With intense force
An Old Kentucky Goat
by gene defcon
I’ve always wanted to read a poem
Entitled “An Old Kentucky Goat”
I waited for years
For someone to write it
Actually, just one year
Because I wrote this poem
About twelve years ago
But had to …
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