Bob Hicok Thought Poems
- 1. Another Awkward Stage Of Convalescence
Drunk, I kissed the moon
where it stretched on the floor.
I'd removed happiness from a green bottle,
both sipped and gulped
... - 2. Mortal Shower
I met my butt in a Pittsburgh
hotel room. My face
still looks like my face
but not my butt, my hair
... - 3. Dropping The Euphemism
He has five children, Iâ??m papa
to a hundred pencils.
I bought the chair he sat in
... - 4. Calling Him Back From Layoff
I called a man today. After he said
hello and I said hello came a pause
during which it would have been
... - 5. Go Greyhound
A few hours after Des Moines
the toilet overflowed.
This wasn't the adventure it sounds.
... - 6. Her My Body
about the left nipple
of the woman in the bathroom.
She is drying her hair, the woman
... - 7. The Maple
is a system of posture for wood.
A way of not falling down
for twigs that happens
to benefit birds. I don't know.
... - 8. Sudden Movements
My father's head has become a mystery to him.
We finally have something in common.
When he moves his head his eyes
get big as roses filled
... - 9. Report From The Black Box
For Flaco
A cooler
head of lettuce prevailed, but when the actor
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