JD DeHart is a writer and teacher. His chapbook, The Truth About Snails, is available from RedDashboard.
Alligator in a Suit
There he stands, the pristine
scaled skin glowing in the sun,
the flat mouth opening and closing,
rows and rows of teeth,
molar cufflinks, and a killer
smile while he does his daily work.
Long Flowing Locks
“Rapunzel, Rapunzel,
let down your hair,” he said,
but this was no fairy tale,
there was no castle, only
a sawed off in the hands of
an angry future father-in-law,
a rusted truck in a grassy front
yard, and a Southern drawl
coming from queenly lips.
Herbivores
As a catch the creature
sliding on my plate, I note
those around me who
move their jaws in the slow
rhythm of the field,
who watch me dig in to
sinew and bone with a look
of disdain only found
in some restaurants.
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