Torchie’s Book of Days – Poem Two

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2)

The Yeah Yeah
Yeahs’ lead voice,

which lobs itself
in yelps, is Karen

O. The wood thrush
through twin voice boxes

sings with himself. Bup
bup bup. When I croon

in the shower I veer
to the left

to make room for
a possible harmony:

There is no us
There is no them

To drum up scenes
It helps to rhyme:

    Can you feel
the egret

     of regret?

Forget
You’re it

Click whir
Find the sugar

Food-ads doodads:
late great Granddad

could not pronounce idea
in such a way it did not end in ear