over the Pecking duck
a quick head jerk
can’t eavesdrop
lack of tryhard
fascinates
scarification
a planeload
in from LA
certain harm done
whispers constant
processed capital
try make a sound
struggle under 100-lb
plate glass
bloodletter hilt is
a standing human
bathe in activated charcoal
our Olmec dragon
canceled Ansel
down on tasteful jade sun
brother seeks refund
for DNA results
100% circling one
pearl of the orient
dad calls a tall guy
My Bigoted Friend
his statement
signature jewelry
captive mountains
in three rings
sympathy
to crude truth
tweezed-off eyebrows
blank expression
of the tweezers’
gold alloy
godface
shrug
duh lack of
precise tool
Kimberly Alidio is the author of why letter ellipses (selva oscura press, 2020), After projects the resound (Black Radish Books, 2016), and the chapbooks, a cell of falls (Portable Press at Yo-Yo Labs, 2019) and solitude being alien (dancing girl press, 2013). Recent work appears or is forthcoming in The Brooklyn Rail, Sinister Wisdom, and wildness. She holds a PhD in History from the University of Michigan and an MFA candidacy in poetry from the University of Arizona.