Floundering About : Writing

Begin to End

Begin to End

A Poem by Floundering About


Eat to clear plate.Drink to drain glass.Talk to fall silent.Have sex to orgasm.How to party to say goodnight?
Wed Now

Wed Now

A Poem by Floundering About


A wedding is an event.When does it happen?The programme says from 5:00 to 5:15.During this time each takes the other’s hand, trembling unseen.Te..
Memory of a Confession

Memory of a Confession

A Poem by Floundering About


“Falling HaFor ha haYou” ha ha ha!“I NoReally...” no no“I’m no no no.Really...” Ha ha ha ha!
It's Not Warm

It's Not Warm

A Story by Floundering About


It’s not warm. “We’re not very warm people, but I like our friendship.” Our friendship is in town. We went pulling weeds on an..
Only So Many Quarters

Only So Many Quarters

A Poem by Floundering About


Pour out your soul. Whatever.Alone forever.Pull the lever.Mmm cherry, lemon, lemon, so many flavors, even orange.They all taste like this sentence. Wh..
Names Drop So Hard They Rock

Names Drop So Hard They Rock

A Story by Floundering About


Precipitated by a misheard lyric, as you might guess.
Clumsy

Clumsy

A Poem by Floundering About


So easy to get lostin beauty. Hiseyes glint briefly. The soft lidsbelow his eyes seemto contain infinity.He just sits therecurled in a blanket, innoce..
Proof: Two Photos

Proof: Two Photos

A Poem by Floundering About


“I don’t know why they call it Whale Back Mountain.”“Well, because it looks like the back of a whale.”The shape multipli..
Can The Poem Erase The Epigraph?

Can The Poem Erase The Epigraph?

A Poem by Floundering About


Trying something with television-derived epigraphs...
Trite Mystery

Trite Mystery

A Poem by Floundering About


“Thatis one of the great mysteries of life,” he said,“you go forward but the scenery goes backward.”We laughedawkwardly, patro..