Poetry

Absurd Girl poems.

  • A Dog Is Just a Dog

    And when he glances up at me— a dog is just a dog until he isn’t. Continue reading

    A Dog Is Just a Dog
  • Ode to Unemployment

    Oh, happy is the interview day, when spirits are raised, doubts pushed away. With sweatpants forgone, clothes freshly ironed– What could be better than getting hired? Continue reading

    Ode to Unemployment
  • Godspelled

    And man said to god:I will fear you, I will use you–I will love you, I will need you.And god said to man:I am the light you seek when knowingcasts its heavy toll.Spell Fragment No. 164 Continue reading

    Godspelled
  • Red, Love

    When all you see is red, all I see is you. And that’s enough, for me. So don’t leave me, Can’t you see? Continue reading

    Red, Love
  • The Yarn That Felt Too Much

    I sit here in my bundle, all coiled up as thread. The dye is red with flecks of orange, and the unspoolingis only ever in my head. The hands that hold me click and clack with soft delight. Some are… Continue reading

    The Yarn That Felt Too Much
  • Brake, Brake, Baby

    Brake, brake, babyAll I see are hivesThe world is giving crazySure can’t wait to be aliveBrake, brake, babyGive me all your triesIt’s only fair you sue me’Cuz I’m nothing but the liesBrake, brake, babyGirl, I’m feelin’ hazyPour me slower, honey’Cuz… Continue reading

    Brake, Brake, Baby