Author Archives: Gianni Vitale

As I stood there,Wincing,Curtain of wingsGarrisoned heart I knew the heat of fireI knew the heat ofElectric wire Rushing throughFissured levees,Rushing through my mouthJaw cracking like Forest floors, eyesCracked as dawnI couldn’t stop it then Crumpling youAgainPulling you in Smile, it’s aTrick, just notMalicious, just a Harmless littleTrick on yourselfPlaced unlabeled onUnlabeled shelf We haveContinue reading “Wincing”

Only once in this moment do youBreatheReaching out in the wind Shivering branchesIs Dodge American orMetric? Shivering branchesWe are anotherLost generation- It’s metric!Huh, didn’t figure-Smolder in the backyard What was it all for?That thing is crusty dudeMight be your issue right der mah These connectors won’t reachBuilding bridges from plasticThe silver pizza Yes they’re inContinue reading “Jump”

Here we are in 2006Shoved in your Cadillac with ashtraysEastbound to the city When we did things for funWe just did things for fun Cheerfully into the sunsetFull of misguided hopes andFall Out Boy quotes and Stories and worlds never held toScrutiny, never challenged,Never noticed But, there was somethingIn the low lights of AugustThinning yourContinue reading “Clueless”

Stuck thereCrouched, holding your headWhen we pulled you out Without a thoughtI followed youSat against the wall And I, the conscious void,Watched the wings of your eyelinerBreak We sat thereRaw and bare When I saidIt’s because she had you by the hair andTrapped Somewhere a joke and a laughI’ll stay until you send me awayContinue reading “Godammit, Shit’s Expensive”

Heat, butNot like the EvergladesMore like a hearth Heart-shaped and beatingPulsatingLife-giving While we lay thereBreathlessYou say, “Thanks for reminding me” Can’t remember ourPhones, keys, orBodiesMost days So what a way to rememberWhat a glorious way Pin you, writhing,Face flushedTrickles like rainfall Face first as IPush my hair backDeep breath Become porousAqueous, evenDrawing fluid in eachContinue reading “Breathless”

So, put your fingers on the edgeLike thisPush out slowlyThen upThen inNo no inIt’s okay; you can’t imagine it in three dimensionsYou can feel it roll Oh my god Good!You know, I could never understand itTommy, he…Well, they…(…somethingoranother)And so they had to split his sternum in two Right They had it sewn back together, butHeContinue reading “Healer”

In the center of the oceanLight bending the waterBlack Swim up, swim down,Swim in any infinite directionFind only water and darkness After punching the buttons outWe found the cable unplugged and clippedNo one is coming Trying to find the crescendoNever looked before I can’t hear the rise and fall anymore Not even the waves atContinue reading “No One Is Coming”

Passed out in a boothMike’s 21st, when theBartender nudged me and said:“Can’t sleep here” FunnyCouldn’t sleep anywhereUntil tonight2245 Red couchEveryone’s looking in theirBottles nowHollowed out PumpkinfestsThe dream of Hartsburg andThe Coffee ShopHot ends of cigarettes Making my nose runOut insteadGoodnight, goodnightTorso in a press and Mangled at the address of theExtinct quarryHallowed and hollowedHollowed outContinue reading “Hollowed Out”