THE BUOYANCY OF BROTHERHOOD
“If you can float
the sinking ship
matters
a whole lot less”
is what he said
when he passed
the joint to me
that night we met
under the glow
of an ocean moon
we’ve been fast
friends ever since
laughing at doom
two dizzy heads
trying to die slow
enough to live
in our life rafts
passing time
back and forth.
SAGE
I know a man
(or maybe he’s a ghost)
who inhales moments whole
to know his place in them
says it’s hard to breathe
caught in the world’s chokehold
he has wiggled free
but only temporarily
the outside world persists
so he insists on
digesting the magic within
holding on tight to what is his.
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DOG
Sometimes when I look into my dog’s eyes I can see mysteries of the universe unravel and a sublime spiritual intelligence.
Then other times I watch my dog eat cat shit and puke only to wonder what the fuck is wrong with the universe.
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Scott C. Kaestner is a Los Angeles poet, writer, dad, husband, and suffers from a severe allergic reaction to bullshit. Google ‘scott kaestner poetry’ to peruse his musings and doings.
Rusty Truck