Aught, no. 13 (2004)
Jonathan Hayes
Godiva and Tiffany
a mole under the
eye
is a sign of bad luck
he gave her everything
except the truth
a relationship sustained
by new restaurants
"look at the shops and markets
—equal and fair competition—
there is no monopoly in Chinatown"
white flowers = death
Mother’s Day
the longevity
of bamboo
the format gives it away
nothing is forever
i.e.
forever is nothing
e.g.
lightning
breaks the bone
Puck
is on the throne
duck egg / skin anchor
ball and alcoholic chain
(submissive cucumber)
the weight of defeat
[on the perimeter of Times Square squared]
she took a Polaroid
picture
and placed it on her pillowcase
next to her head in bed, whispering
a mantra
of multiplication tables
product:
prayers answered
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