Pop goes the kneecap;
national television
brings it to us live.

Factory surplus
chocolate fills the store shelves.
Can we buy some? Please?

He gnaws on plastic
bags in the early morning.
He howls for cat food.

Your great good fortune
reflects tears, tenaciousness,
invisible strife.

Which jacket to wear,
considering the weather
swings and sways away?

Spices dominate.
Their odor overpowers
weaker, meeker smells.

Cold weather, losing…
Take me out to the ballgame?
Yes…I am a fan.

Cracks in the concrete
resemble rivers running
quickly underfoot.

Discount candy bars
raise suspicion. Why so cheap?
Um…does it matter?

Water, gasoline…
The price of liquid expands
beyond all reason.