Hulk smash!, Road trip & Winter is come
by Greg Santos
[ poetry - march 09 ]
Hulk smash!
I am the least difficult of men. All I want is boundless
love.
Frank O'Hara, 'Meditations in an Emergency'
Hulk know. Hulk have a problem.
Hulk took break from Avengers after orphanage and tanker truck incident.
Hulk's therapist said it cry for help.
Hulk said "Hulk strong! Hulk self-reliant! Ugh!"
Who Hulk kidding? Hulk not really so incredible.
Hulk look in mirror everyday and want to smash things.
Hulk never cut out to be superhero.
Hulk really just regular Joe.
Hulk got Hungry Hungry Hippos for birthday.
But no one want to play with Hulk. Everyone too busy saving world.
Hulk like watching Tenessee Titans with bowl of chips and dip.
Hulk like to go beachcombing for giant squid carcasses.
Hulk OK guy. Just misunderstood.
Hulk really just want to have normal 9 to 5 job.
But who would hire Hulk?
Hulk first tried 7-11 cashier job in Schertz, Texas.
Hulk wore stupid uniform even though it too small.
Hulk still want to smash Slurpee machine.
Hulk think it give too much ice, not enough syrup!
Captain America lecture Hulk. Captain America douche bag.
Hulk then tried work in office job.
Hulk carpool with Joan and Frank from accounting.
Hulk wear snappy tie and dress shirt.
Hulk even bought new purple pants!
Cubicles too small for Hulk, though.
Hulk hate paperwork!
Hulk smash paper shredder!
Hulk got yelled at by Shelly in cubicle next door.
Hulk hate Shelly! (Hulk think about Shelly every day.)
Road trip
After Mary Ruefle
This January will be different.
February will draw you to a cave.
In March you will leave said cave,
changed without knowing why.
In April you will speak to the North Star
and it will respond, a little too eagerly.
May will be spent among the tumbleweeds.
In June you will eat nothing
but freshly-mowed grass.
In July you will successfully bake cookies
on a vehicle's dashboard.
August will be filled with breathtaking vistas.
A lunar eclipse will drive the earth's
population mad in September.
In October a trip to the sea
will help you regain your sanity.
In November you will lose it again.
This time for good.
December is open for discussion.
Winter is come
Do you remember
it ever being so cold?
Ash trees burn
above white paths
The sky goes on
with cool indifference
Wheels of the train
fall silent
We have arrived
at the junction
All creatures
don their coats
A little way ahead
winter is come
