I
my friend caught lyme’s and couldn’t smile on one side like he was the moon

II
The man follows the dog, proud of how tall it is, how high up its balls

III
the volleyball game for girls five through seven, dads think “destroy them”

IV
try to type “is that” the phone corrects to “Ishtar” and you convert

V
chicken talon hung in the rear view mirror never forget it

VI
mother dog’s nipples graze the ground, puppies groan at her

VII
parrots, cockatoos: kinds of birds that always laugh and have never meant it

IX
instead of a man why not be utterly changed to fire

X
the monk in the jeep “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God” upside down in the ditch