Three Shorter Poems

Charles V. Gustavsen

Issue 6 * Summer 2001

Portrait of the Artist as a Blocked Artery

"I tried to make the eyes
of the fry guys more expressive
of their desire for french fries."

 

Banned Name

I advised them that while "R@pers of all that is H•ly" would likely register with their target demographic, it didn't really have the cachet of "godwipe."

 

Social Contract

Today a patent was awarded
To Incumbent Humanics Corp.
For the gene
That codes for
The human optical nerve.

The final fee structure
For optical nerve usage licenses
Was still being determined
At press time.