I’m a Kick-Ass Woman Ask anybody. This ass has never been kicked  to the curb. I do the kicking. I’m a nasty-ass woman  drinking chamomile tea at dusk. I know what I’ve got  & it’s a throne for an ass. Grab it. Kiss it. Pop  the pimple on that ass. See what happens when you…

THE CHILDREN   How each one is taken   with care from car  to school doorstep, each one  hand-in-hand with an adult.   How the mothers  and fathers kiss  their foreheads, first  pushing aside their bangs  or smoothing  a stray wisp.  One  parent straightens  her daughter’s velvet  headband; another wipes  dried oatmeal  from his son’s pink lips.  …

Oh the g-d in you.                                                     Thank you for what g-d you did today g-d as gold            g-d as gone                    You believe there’s g-d out there somewhere  among trash heaps that smell less these days                     …