All the clowns are jumping off the bridges. All the bulls are stopping in the middle of the streets. The cats have all fallen asleep in back allies, and all the nuns are putting their hands in their pockets. But I’m at home in the tub, blood pooling out of my nose into the water, […]
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The Ins and Outs of Topiary Hierarchy by Evan Cozad
The topiary animals come to life at night. Each of them able to uproot themselves without any struggle. The lion, the elephant, and the duck participate in a social club together. It’s a very exclusive thing. They never invite the dog or the rabbit to join. But they eat their baklava and drink their tea […]
A Poem about a Poem by Evan Cozad
I’m writing a poem about a poem who wants to be a better dad than his dad was. So, he hops aboard a bus that’s traveling to a Buddhist temple in Indianapolis. There he hopes to find someone to rid him of the demons his father left him. On the bus, the other passengers make […]