Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Tricks are for kids by Mike Zone

Turning tricks
that’s what you do
every day
9-5
in an office
stacking merchandise in a store on a humid afternoon
sucking cock for crack in the backseat of a john’s car
flipping burgers
fixing cars
assembling doodads in factory daze
cleaning up squalid shit in…
well
you get
the picture
contemplate this
every morning
breaking fast
eating
your star-spangled cereal
pour vodka in it
instead of milk
breakfast of champions
‘cause
you’ll never be one




Mike Zone is the Editor in Chief of Dumpster Fire Press, the author of Fuck You: A Fucking Poetry Chap, Shedding Dark Places (almost), One Hell of a Muse , as well as coauthor of The Grind. A frequent contributor to Alien Buddha Press and Mad Swirl. His work has been featured in: Horror Sleaze Trash, Better Than Starbucks, Piker Press, Punk Noir Magazine, Synchronized Chaos, Outlaw Poetry and Cult Culture magazine.

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