A Butcher Flowering Deserts by A.J. Kaufmann

strictly European
that’s summed up!

chainsmoking my way through love
lovelonging my smoke
through life
someone called me duke
I barely talked off his time

I sense trouble
on the digital autobahn
in those horrorfueled ages
moving is an unnecessary option
quite dangerous at that

I sense trouble
on the still life station
that’s why I leave s-bahn
moments
before the splash

I barely have the time to laugh
at my first American jokes
or ancient
2002 tape reels
watering
knowledge

kiddo
that’s all I am, still
strictly
European

maracassing through myth

a
butcher
flowering
deserts

A.J. Kaufmann is a modern Polish poet, songwriter and musician. He’s the author of “Siva in Rags” (Kendra Steiner Editions, 2008), “Broke Nuptial Minds” (Virgogray Press, 2009), “Hosannah Honeypots” (KSE, 2013), and other poetry chapbooks. He blogs at http://ajkaufmann.wordpress.com, and his music/audio site is http://ajkaufmann.bandcamp.com