12

Number 12 from The Knockouts

The squirrels in California are skinnier than their New York kin
I guess it is all the flax
Seeds are scarce
Or maybe acorns make the Manhattan chiselers a little more chunky
Coats carrying a good gray
Colors of the moon and cloud cover
Cozy
Move in packs
Hunting in pairs
Bring a jacket
Commando comes second show
And away
Uptown trumpet heralding something missing
Dean Martin
Claws and teeth
Members only jacket
Short skirt
Steak and eggs breakfast
Over easy
The sound returns pure and simple
“The real reason I like tall girls is that I can fit into their clothes”
Perishable items
“I’d venture to guess they get dressed together”
“In the same mirror no less”
Chess moves seem mundane
Plain as dimples in her cheeks
Top and bottom
The little ones
Basic means a weeks worth
Buttons
High heels on a hell of a pair of stems
Glasses black like the sweetest berries
Brilliant iridescent
Blackest looks over the shoulder signal
“Get your a*s over here and hail us a cab why don’t you?”
Hot water
Soupy voice like molasses thick and rich
Hips and a*s will twist and switch
As she walks by
Hands steam
Pulse keen colder things
Silver dollar
Out of press and in circulation
It is the end
Put theses things on proper display
Strangers then targets
Time flies in between
Take off
Trailed
Tail of nights out
Thrill is going, going, gone