Abu
Ghraib
Kristi Noem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRAtzscWg6E
Abu
Ghraid
shes unlike Maryland senator Chris Van
Hollen a legitimate democratically
elected steward
2049, Thursday,
17 4. 25 prior to Americas 250th
birth
17.4.25
Yes was gettin his freak on
he knew better than try to resist
knowing better occasionally saved
him duress
or its other name pain
but what he wantedwhat he entertainedunderstood
was the duress pain worth it
if it was so be it
if caught caught necessary
wasnt
one to pretend he lived in a confessional would readily admitspew his transgressions sins
caught dead to rights
he wasnt namby-pamby
lookin for leniency or forgiveness
words similar to compassion
his compassion was hard won
therefore didnt plead didnt look for it
Whacha
got
very cool his freak provided him a word he
wasnt familiar with
anwas so accurate regarding him
had been
about time he learned it
contumacious
meaning
stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority
GOT THA RIGHT
truth be
known ought to be spelled cunttumacious
1249, Thursday,
17 4. 25
16.4.25
it sounded like it began with a sigh
Where’d you get that?
he
flippedfingeredtickled the top page on the clipboard that was folded in half so it wasnt
hanging off itbeyond the other empty pages typewritten pages detritus
pages whose reverse sides read This
page is intentional left blank.
waste not want not
Where I havent a clue
Picked it up somewherewas
beggin to be utilised
Figure
since its legal sized utilised sounds better than used
Befitting its stature
Stature?
Used in legal briefs in court held in
the hands of esquires
Dig Stature
It’s a piece of paper.
It is
But for tha matter some might consider The Constitution likewise The Bill of Rights The Declaration of Independence Ya think on the reverse side of those
documents granted parchment sheepskin not paper is written This
page is intentional left blank.
Jesus.
Inquiring minds want to know
Thasaid he
fingered the page Whas it called
What’s what called?
This yellow lined paper
Really?
Know its called something
Not yellow lined paper
No.
Really?
Really
Really really?
Yah
Called Legal Rule.
There ya go Right
You’re a little too thrilled.
Youve no idea how long Ive been wondering Began when I pulled it out of a stack of
waste paper Im recycling
Why didn’t you justnever mind, no, recycle all the pages you have?
Ive said
Said?
Waste not want not
Ditch the
pages Thenwha Buy new paper to write on
Whos
the asshole
Id be
1613, Tuesday,
15 4. 25
1501, Wednesday,
16 4. 25
No sometimes the guy was wearisome
I didnt say tha
You did.
Ill admit I stumbled over it but
after a deepbreath writin seein it in my head I pronounced it correctly Contemporaneously
Gimme a break Seven syllables
You said it.
Cute
I didnt You did
You said and I quote Contemporareanusly. Anus.
You said anus.
Youre
such a child
For one who
will not commit anilingus youre allboutem
You said it.
Wha
Arya gayyour gay not mine obsolete
happy carefree
lookin a little steamed under the collar I’m not dignifying that with an answer.
Ya got no dignity diggin your anus
The words contemporaneously asshole
1613, Tuesday,
15 4. 25
1412, Wednesday,
16 4. 25
I thinkIve thought I believe
I believe that church organized churchwhen I was young caused me
traumatic shock syndrome
she said
Traumatic shock . . . there’s no such thing.
Wha is there then
I think you mean post-traumatic stress
syndrome. P T S D.
Is thawha its called
Yes. I think you knew that; or
know that.
Maybe I do Sounds familiar
Familiar?
Yah
Familiar
Church?
Yah
Church
How so?
Im fond I like to visitattend churches synagogues chapels monasteries convents cathedrals
Cathedrals are breathtakin
But
not during service
Not mass?
Amass
Amassed people
No
I prefer their quiet penetrating
solemnity
Their walls wholly interiors steeped
incoloured by thousandsanthousands tens
of thousands freakinmillions people
the attendant joys celebrations marriages baptisms BaranBat mitzvahs funerals
sorrows troubles confidences revealed confessions
Memories
But not people
Why?
P S T D
she didnt cover her mouth when she
laughed he liked that about her P T
S D.
Ya know wha I mean
Someone else might not.
Therestha
There is.
Have oftenwondered if church conferred introversion on mebeat the hell out of savin my soul
smiled
had a funny kind of smile between a broken grinnin jackolantern a spooncracked
coloured Easter egg
which made her laugh in spite of herself
Wha
Nothing. You tickle me you’re funny.
Church. Not converting But
introverting.
Yah
Somethinhuh
You’re something.
Somethin
Good Or bad
Baby . . . . you’re riddled through and
through you’re good’s bad bad’s goo . .
. .
But ya dig me
Ohyes.
I dig you.
2PMishmash, Tuesday,
15 4. 2
1256, Wednesday,
16 4. 25
Jewel
Who Will Save Your Soul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wBDDAZkNtk
I think youre really gonna enjoy this heldup the bottle by the neck
buddy looked at it with some trepidation wasnt a beer
drinker
You drink it warm?
Isn’t beer supposed to be drank cold.
Depends on the kind This is a
stout a bourbon barrelaged stout
Elevenpercent alcohol
Given
tha I drink slowly if it began cold I keep
my purchase at room temperature begin
cold as it warms its flavours reveal
Dragon’s Milk.
Yah
I like to imagine myself at her scaly breasther
warm breath caressingcoursing the furrow of my spine
Yeahwell . that’s . . . quite . . the
imagination.
Im curious wha youll think
I don’t imagine . . me . . suckling.
Donknow till yave tried
Have a sip of mine Ya can decide if youd like warm or a cold one
he opted warm
holding up his bottle he said Na Zdrowie
Na Zdrowie. buddy went to tap the bottom of his bottle against
his
withdrew his No no no no
Tap the necks
Why?
If celebratin enthusiastically crack the
bottles too hard bottom falls out lose its contents
Harder to brake a neck anifya do ya lose nothin
A rookie mistake?
Yasaid it Na Zdrowie
Na Zdrowie.
Attaboy
the edibles they ingested kicked in atop
the Dragons Milk
buddy feelin no pain he
said
he replied Wha
Can you imagine?
I cant
Danglin dinner
A little rude
If I were a chick No nibbles for youwho says tha
Younger guys I know.
I hope you correctem
How so?
Its called a cock Eat my cock danglin dinnerKahRist
I don’t kno . .
.
. You do know
Cock shoudnt be euphemisedlast
thing to be
Although
Although?
Danglin Diner
What?
Yah
Whawoudya have on the menu
What menu?
Ya dense
incredulous eyes damn near buggin that hes saying it
On the Danglin’ Diner’s
menu?
Yah Off the top of my head Foreskin potatoes
OhChrist.
later buddy shakin his head no
Awcomon The new Bushian Axis of Evil Drop North Korea got China Russia US
1739, reggaefriday,
7 2. 25
1113, Wednesday,
16 4. 25
15.4.25
he usually had an abundance of material kept looseleaf pages scraps
he went to work
when he returned his
mother had dinner going on the stove in
the oven
Maw you shouldnt have
I thought you’d enjoy a homecooked meal.
I doyou know I do Thank you I thought since your visits so short youd gallivant around enjoy the
sun the weather he laughed
The jewelry stores I left you with that
ones Black Hills gold business card
Tomorrow. I thought I’d go tomorrow.
Why don’t you shower?
Dinner’s in a halfhour.
he opened a bottle of beer took a deep
pull
I have the wine you like chilled Coud I pour you a glass
No, I’ll do that, get
your shower.
Be right back
hustling down the hall he noticed the studio
door was slightlyopen he closed it behind
himself when he left that morning
showered
shirt shortstoweling his hairneeded a
haircut whenever he finally admitted that it was time to get
one he went up
the hall to the studio pushed the door
open with his kneeSTOPPED hung the towel
over his shoulder walked into the
livingroom
she sat on the couch wine in hand
Maw
Yes. she didnt turn to face him like
he would disappear
The studio
I asked you stay out of the studio curiosity kills cats an cunts
It was messy.
Which you woudnt have known if you
stayed out of it as I asked
Wheres the
loose papers
They were scribbled over.
Where are they
I couldn’t believe you hadn’t thrown
them away.
Scribbled on There were many unscribbled passages on the
same page Passages on the backs of them
too
I didn’t notice.
Where
Threw them away.
In the apartmentin the kitchen
In the complex’s trash.
They picked up trash today
They did. I heard the truck.
Maw while Im grateful youre here Im
more grateful you don visit frequently
Ill get my beer an join you
he had gone into the studio that morning
to jot down she had doubledipped nipples so he wouldnt forgethadnt obviously
he wanted to elaborate
the scribbledscads of pagesanscraps beneath it
he did not remember
he believed he knew how Hemingway felt when Hadley lost his suitcase
0627, Tuesday,
15 4. 25
1156, Tuesday
disgusting day in America
felons got his thumb on the scale
What? What thumb, what scale?
as born
cheats are prone spoiled myopic dense he believes he is so very clever
yesterday surrounded coddled praised by selfserving loyal
bootlicks from departments of State Justice
surrounded by people who were enabled insulated installed by
Senate Republicans they laughed
as felon announced he would defy the United States Supreme Courts unanimous 9-0 decision
requiring Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s return from El Salvadors Cecot Maximum
Security Prison
Mr Garcia was denied due process
which felon was provided in spades a slow-walked justice that assisted and enabled
him from facing three other trials beyond the one that convicted him of 34
felony counts enabled him from facing those
verdicts of his peers due process which verylikely kept him out of prison
(where he belongs – but to be
honest when felon stays at Melanias
Airbnb alone – that tickles him)
yesterday was a disgusting day in America
1037, Tuesday,
15 4. 25
14.4.25
. . . thas all was callin it a night
he was gonna write that
went to the clipboard leaning at his
thigh to scribble it kept a pen with it
No
deal no pen nopen
nopen
lot goin on there
must
have slipped from the clip onto the bed
he roughedup the blanket the sheet
nada
whered it get to
he had no clue
no clue
Huh
the books he brought to bed
Sirens’ Call Hit Makers Campo Santo The Metaphysical Club Wounded Knee
Your Inner Fish he was ambitious
he hoped theyd keep him in the game keep him conscious he set them beside
the bed on the wood floor
pulled up stakes
he took apart the pillows he leaned
against the wall
no headboard for him
theyd been possible dealkillers when meeting new women
boldly telling them rightupfront
My experience
with headboards they make an ungodly noise slapping against the wall when Im making love could
have said sex which would have been more
accurate but was a callingcard enticement
wonderment of sorts
the pillows arranged for sleep he pulled
his sweatshirt up over his head
it
caught
on the pen he kept with the clipboard
hed tucked over top his ear
thats why he was able to write
. . . thas all callin it a night
sheesh what an asshole
2141, Sunday,
13 4. 25
1057, Monday,
14 4. 25
she did not write often
few people do
he wrote more than his share
but when she did he paid heed
she should have been a boxer
sharp jabs
rapped bone
she wrote
. . . harmony is secured
through sameness . . . a pure mind
obeys without question . . . belief
without texture . . . desire is sacred
only when sanctioned . . . stillness
that measured . . . unassigned
physical contact
excerpts of excerpts
exceptional
he was waylaid by belief without texture stillness that measured
was still grappling with them
they overwhelmed him
he had not juxtaposed belief texture
stillness measured
asif fabric
one could be
wound in
shrouded
buried in
garments
tailored
he wrote her
I hope your excerpts congeal
he crossed his fingers
he had not read anything like them since
happening upon Anais Nins House of Incest
then A Spy in the House of Love immediately
Children of the Albatross
Nin introduced him to Henry Miller
the gloves came off
1440, Saturday,
12 4. 25
1250, Monday,
14 4. 25
while stoned or drunk he went through
doorways leaningleading with his shoulder fell through them
felt
amusinglyawkward
he was told it looked awkward
was
a nice confirmation
Why do you do that?
Reminds me of running the ball Rugby Get lowerunder the hit
Leverage
Leverage? Against what?
Who
I associated withwasnt part guys I grewup with I associated with a rough crowd
Most werent popular Which was reason enough for them to hang
together
I didnt
Was a oneoff
Found thathrough no fault of my own my casual associations provoked others
Provoked?
A rough crowd There were other rough crowds
Gangs?
I woudnt call them gangs
Would I call them gangs?
Yamight I didnt
So what’s this leverage.
I learnedshort order mixing through a variety of lets callem social gatherings at bars barbecues backyards Chicagoland backporches parties
I was recognised Or rather my
association
Some people like to be fit to be tied
Your presence made them angry.
Yah
Canya believe tha
But I
learned
And that was?
Goin through doorways asif chased fleeing
well
Well?
Looks like runnin away
I could see that.
Yah
Was beneficial
How is that good?
Well
Actually bait
Bait? How?
If they followednot tha they did all the
time
I bolstered
their confidencecoud make a name knockin me around
They didnt conceive they were followin fallin into a trap
I did not get too drunk I did not get too high
Kept my wits Had my days in Golden Gloves
Come at your own risk
Might saylet it ride on this
Old
habits die hard
It’s uncomfortable looking.
Thanks for noticing
2241, Saturday,
5 4. 25
1139, Monday,
14 4. 25
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