Mark Young

She was certain

she'd left the
Museum entrance
in the hall closet
with her overly
affectionate kids,

hoping that its
gravity & inertia
would teach them
the appropriate
techniques to
cope with the

complicated
social issues that
accompany the
information
revolution.

She's much more spiffy

Every customer 
wants you to carry 
their must-have add-
ons in a streamlined 
package specifically 
designed to maximize 
their basic cage. Not
only is this an econo-

metric nuisance but it
also transforms what
were clean, simple 
shaker lines into the
homely underdogs
of the whale world.

alkaline pageantry

It ended up a night of pure delight
that did not require explosives or
electromagnetic radiation. Came
about as part of a self-priming,
cutting-edge course on Virgil's

Aeneid, which resulted, after much
research & brainstorming, in event-
ually providing the sales strategy
necessary to maximize the market
for our unique product. At its core

a secret mix of excellent adhesion
& instant color; but it was the blue-
berries & kiwi served on the side
that set it apart from all the other
varieties of household pathogens.

 

Mark Young was born in Aotearoa / New Zealand but now lives in a small town in North Queensland in Australia. He is the author of more than sixty books, the most recent of which are with the slow-paced turtle replaced by a fast fish, published by Sandy Press in May, 2023, & a free downloadable chapbook of visuals & poems, Mercator Projected, published by Half Day Moon Press in August 2023.