Nervous Taxidermist by Charlie Robert

Wood.Wire.Hammer.Pliers.Eyes.EmptySockets.MarblesIn Your Pocket.Better Than Stones.Better Than Your Rocket.Form.Matter.Blood.Splatter.Antlers.Brain.Fluids.Pain.Let ItGo.GoDownThe Drain.DearTaxidermist.Bring Us Back To Life.We WantFull Service.Use The Carving Knife.Trust Your Inner Guide.Your JekyllAnd Your Hide.Dream OfTimes To Come.Dream OfCyanide.Save APlace.On Your Wall.State YourCase.It’s YourCall.It’s YourDay.Mount Them All.Trophy Wife.At the Mall. Continue reading Nervous Taxidermist by Charlie Robert

Glitterati by Charlie Robert

Their Seats.Front Row.Their Limo.On The Go.PocketFull OfDough.Baggie.Full OfBlow.Fortune.Fame.Wisdom.Game.DistantPlanetsKnow Their Names.Influencers.You SackedYour Censors.Smiling Like Plaster.Ready To Crack.Posing LikeAn Astor.Posting LikeA Master.Attitude.Platitudes.Scripture.Boast.LipstickOn YourHolyGhost.Tik Tok.The SceneIs Hot!We GotYour Back.We GotYour Bot.Glitterati.PlasticBody.Are You ReadyFor SomeNaughtyNaughty?You Are In The MagazinesWe WorshipLate At Night.Second Hand.Second Sight.Undercover.Flashlight. Continue reading Glitterati by Charlie Robert

William of the Country by Charlie Robert

One Cow.One Flunky.Broken Plow.Grease Monkey.Rye Liquor.Sugar Shack.Ass Kicker.Jumping Jack.Crack Head.In Bread.Take GoodCare OfYour Dead.See The SunGoing Down.See The SkySpinning Round.See Your StarsGetting Hacked.All Your ScarsUnpacked.Time To Face The Facts.No One’sGot Your Back.Suitcase.Save Your Place.Do It Now.Play Your Ace.Browning Shotgun.Just In Case.William  Of The Country.One Cow.Broken Plow. Continue reading William of the Country by Charlie Robert

The Horsie Ride Store by Charlie Robert

Shelves.Stuffed With Wonder.Gum Balls.Plunder.ChewsThat PullYour Teeth.Yesterday’sBeef.MagazinesWith Fold-Outs.LeavingNo Doubts.As To WhatThe Shadows Hold.In The CornerYou Can See It.Buried In Rust.Eyes Bulging.Lips In Rictus.Gears Grinding.Benedictus.Metal Hot.Wood Rot.What You Lost.What You Got. Play The Hand.That You’re Dealt.Hold Your CardsBelow The Belt.Tinker Toys.In The Trash.Time To EarnHard Cash.Saddle Up.Get in Line.Two MinutesFor A Dime.This Great Beast.He Knows.He Knows. He Knows But Will Not Tell. Continue reading The Horsie Ride Store by Charlie Robert

Turn and Fire on the Count of One by Charlie Robert

Trigger Boy.Sugar Bun.Christmas Toy.Loaded Gun.Loaded Pews.Daily Bread.Daily News.In Your Head.Pick A School.Full Of Light.Turn And Fire.Nighty Night.Columbine.Leads The Way.First In Line.Let Us Prey.Newtown.Sandy Hook.Tiny Bodies.Picture Books.StonemanDouglass.Where’s The Justice?Archangels.Time To Bust UsSay Your Prayers.From The Past.The First Won’tBe The Last.(Don’t ForgetTo Praise OurAll-Star Cast)Turn And Fire.On The CountOf One.Trigger Boy.Sugar Bun. Continue reading Turn and Fire on the Count of One by Charlie Robert

Everyone Loves the Zoo by Charlie Robert

Tigers.Doing Time.Lockdown.Drop A Dime.Red MeatIn The Cage.Your LifeAs A Sage.TeethAnd Claw.Your LifeAt The Rage.Rhino.On The Horn.Spam.Porn.PeopleHurlingCandy Corn.Snakes.On The Make.On The Take.Schemers.Day Dreamers.Day Drinkers.Head Shrinkers.EveryoneLoves The Zoo.Salted Nuts.Ciggy Butts.Monkeys.Flinging Shit.Missing Spouse.Lion House. Hope We All Get Hit. Continue reading Everyone Loves the Zoo by Charlie Robert

There’s A Party on Witch Meadow Road by Charlie Robert

Snow.Wipers.Blow. Vipers.Watch Out ForYesterday’s Snipers.There’s A WolfAt The Door. With A BladeAt His Neck.There’s The TiredAnd The Poor.Blank Check.Lots Of LikesLucky StrikesKeep Your Head In The Game.Downshift.Blue Flame.Party Room.Blow Your Top.Mount Doom.Lollipop.Dead Aunts.On Parade.Your Pants.Gatorade.Your Chance.Passed You By.Kind Words.Lullaby.You’re Making Us Cry SoDon’t ForgetTo Have Your Fun.Don’t Forget Your Killer Gun.Don’t Forget Tupac Your Load.Don’t Forget.They Changed The Code.There’s A Party On Witch Meadow Road.Bring Your Jack.Love Shack. Continue reading There’s A Party on Witch Meadow Road by Charlie Robert

A Foretaste of the Feast to Come by Charlie Robert

I PledgeAllegiance.To Gross Malfeasance.To Dissolution.Of Constitution.Dictator.Darth Vader.Sure Do MissRuth Bader.(Sure Do WishShe’d Left Us Later)Make Your PlansIf You’re Trans.If You’re BrownHunker Down.Take Good CareOf Your Womb.We Are WatchingYou On Zoom.From The CradleTo The Tomb.Take A Bow.Take A Knee.It’s The LandOf The Free.SpaceXCan You SeeIf There’s RoomEnough For Me? Continue reading A Foretaste of the Feast to Come by Charlie Robert