roadkill usa

[linoleum_carpet]

there is nothing so erotic as a lover
a fire
and an infinite sky

there is nothing so hopeless as
a cat trying to catch
a laser beam

there is nothing that feels so stupid
as drinking a soda
with a bee in it,

and nothing that feels so raw as
losing your bee sting
virginity.

there is nothing so sorry as
someone who only knows
gooey chow mein,
gelatinous sweet and sour pork
and rancid hot and sour soup
as quality Chinese food.

there is nothing so hair-raising
as army tanks
speeding down the freeway

there is nothing more bleak
more gruesome,
more inspiring
than 17 dead porcupines
splattered by semi trucks.

(once you are outside for so long, it feels like you are inside.)