Escape from Colter Bay

We dipped out of the crowded testosterone bin
to a couples discount.
(I think he knew we were sober)

We both liked the dress,
but opinions of her voice contrasted.

Respect somehow was lost during the next round;
I don’t quite remember the cause.

You were smart enough to test
the caged alpha monkey.

Yup—it’s still weird.

Old acquaintances jabbered outside as I took my smoke break.
Sorry I couldn’t keep you warm,
I was too busy killing myself to keep my nerves in check,
I’m glad they were able to warm you up.

After that it was all uptempo

Punk rock at the pink.

You had your dancing shoes on,

and stomped on mine until they became dancing shoes.

how to use:

as common as carbon is a poetic stream of consciousness.
there are 3 categories of “poems”:

(i) heteroglossic synesthesia (complete poems)
(ii) hobonyms (words with no homes)
(iii) mind jerky (thoughts to chew on)

after reading a poem you have 3 options to “turn the page”

“RANDOM” – takes you to a random poetic expression
#hastags – take you to another random poem with the same theme or motif
#category – takes you to a random poem in the same category

“no one can step in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and they are not the same person” – possibly Heraclitus

just as no one can step in the same river twice, no one can have the same experience of “as common as carbon” twice