Half price mojitos
While reading poems
by Raymond Carver
and trying to avoid the sun,
the mind might wander a bit,
but only to recall seeing
a sign just off the
highway,
for half price
mojitos,
or to move
one hand to
slap a mosquito,
THWAP!
and wipe
away the blood
Timothy Leary’s Progress
I’ve been waiting to dream about
Timothy Leary for a long time.
I keep thinking it’s going to happen!
Before I go to sleep, I think about
dolphins and how friendly they are
and I meditate on pictures that have
compulsive golden colors. My consciousness
is wide open & I never squandered
my father’s fortune!
I have several questions
To ask him concerning
caffeine intake
and chaos
I’m also planning a trip to Sea World!
Melanie Browne's work has appeared in Word Riot, Pank, The Commonline Project,and other online journals. She is an editor at Leaf Garden Press. Her first Chapbook "Heaven is a Giant Pawn Shop" is available through Erbacce Press. She lives in Texas.