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
Image Credits: Art Poskanzer
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.