TODD BEERS

SITTING

for twenty
minutes
with bare
attention
to the breath

what she saw
in the winter trees,
before they met,
comes back
to her.



THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                                                                        for Frank O'Hara

when the bullies
are on the other side
it is truly terrifying
but in those moments
when they end up
on our side
it is somehow worse



CATCH 22
                                                                        for T. Kelly

our anxiety runs along the edge of their ample opportunity

and no matter how many things we fix around the house

we can not minimize the core of what we fell in love with

nor think it can be kept from others with a jealous stubbornness

above the fear of losing what we live and die for



GODS & MONSTERS

are

one

in

the

same