james c springintveld — 3 poems

The Battle of Puerto Mosquito 

Amputees and dwarves drown in a bioluminescent sea 
Their corpses rain down on an oak barrel submarine 
DD Dolittle Vice Admiral of the Navy has the face of H Chinaski 
The body of Queen Victoria and the fossilized cock of a Paraceratherium 
He stammers “I’m not a fool anymore I’m not as dumb as before” 
As he shoots twin torpedos towards the party barge 
Lil Bob and the Lollipops are lit up and liquified by the blast  
Amputees and dwarves drown in a bioluminescent sea 
Their corpses rain down on an oak barrel submarine 


Photos from the boys (Spring 2022)

a window full of Pasolini paperbacks, 
blue faced lizard,

cyclopes, conjoined twins, 
cynocephali,

dryed out scrawny psilocybin 
easing into a metal bowl  


35.6929° N, 139.7090° E

Floating over the jail
Like a moon leaking tear gas
Severed fingers drip 
Night vision goggles cut through
Heart, liver, pancreas, eye 

Cold Cold Purple Blue
 
During the brightest 
Day of the year my guts are 
Still dark tenements 
Chainsaw sex doll suck function   
Human Genome Project II

Cold Cold Purple Blue 

Half man, Half latex
Leviathan mouth like a 
Dying coral reef
Circuit bent children running
Golden storm cloud fireflies calm 

Warm Warm Orange Lime   



JAMES C SPRINGINTVELD is an American living in Europe. He enjoys his suburban garden and unemployment. @tuna_ape


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