Two poems that appeared in print issue #5 of Zygote in my Coffee, Summer 2008



futile

i'm angry a lot of the time about a lot of things and
at a lot of people, and

in reality i'm real shy when it comes to peeing,
and can't pee if somebody is standing near
me or right beside me -- "shy bladder" "bashful
bladder" whatever
it's called; that's what i've got -- soooooo
i couldn't actually pee on stuff that i hate in order
to show my contempt for it, but, if you'll allow
a figure of speech -- the

list of "things i'd like to piss on" is really really long,
except--

since i couldn't actually piss on stuff

with anybody watching me

i'd have to do it with no one around

except i'd be afraid someone would show up

and that could put a damper on my pissing on things that i hate

ah well

just forget the whole thing

i gotta go pee anyway.  i think the coast is clear.

clear enough, anyway.

sometimes in reality i CAN pee when somebody is
standing right beside me,
but i'd have to pee really really bad.

i hate people who stand right beside me when
i'm trying to pee...in fact, i'd like to piss on...

well, you know.

--Carl Miller Daniels (This poem appeared in print issue #5 of Zygote in my Coffee, Summer 2008.)

==========================================

again

milk in the refrigerator makes a dandy place
to rest your hand on a hot day.
put your hand on the milk-filled carton
and just stand there.
think about stuff for a little while.
then close the refrigerator door
and walk around in the kitchen.
moan, if you feel like it.
you know the drill.

--Carl Miller Daniels (This poem appeared in print issue #5 of Zygote in my Coffee, Summer 2008.)