XLII
by Jan Clausen
Flamboyant crimes
Lickspittle lies
Black swan event
Goose nuisance, fried
Grit flies towards an eyeball
Desultory faucet drip
Tantrum under spring blossoms
Haute cuisine plus Grand Guignol
You’ve got zero fucks to give
Having dismembered rainbows
Men call you mama and queen
In streets that teem with disregard
Your purple cloak a dumpster find
Your insect farm a horror show
Lickety split, your milk is spilt
Wry stage directions to follow
Shriek and grovel, exit fawning
Howl with the wolves of the valley
Heresiarch, ragamuffin
Jan Clausen’s poetry titles include Duration (Hanging Loose), If You Like Difficulty (Harbor Mountain), and Veiled Spill: A Sequence (GenPop). She has published two novels and the memoir Apples and Oranges (Seven Stories). Recent work has appeared in Action, Spectacle, ANMLY, Fence, Indianapolis Review, Makhzin, Massachusetts Review, Mercury Firs, Nimrod, and Tupelo Quarterly.
Photo Credit: (En)gendered by Alyce Barr. Medium: Ceramic, beeswax, plywood, copper wire.
After completing a Robert Smithson Sculpture Fellowship at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, Alyce Barr spent decades in public education as a teacher and school leader. Her current art work includes ceramic and mixed media sculpture, functional vessels, drawing, painting, and photography. She lives and works in Brooklyn.
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