The Poetry of
Michael G. Khmelnitsky

the heart aches
but it's only the coffee
there are so many things
you can do today

read her poetry
edit your own work
take out the garbage
cut endings

drink dregs
find other ways to hasten
the heart rate
or the going rate

or explode the intangible
sound of satin and bootlaces
and in the evening
down on all fours

lick the floors
of all your network places