On the themes of Envy, Sugar and Comic Books
Places other than here
I haven’t seen a hummingbird in a couple years
then again I’ve never seen a whale
I’ve watched plenty of movies
and read even more books
yet my eyes are hungry
because there is such a thing as a coral reef
and I can’t see it from my bedroom window.
Bargains
Today I found a sugar packet
it was propping up a small bookshelf
in some shop with the word bargain in the title.
I removed it in an attempt to spruce up the place
but then all the books slid off
and right onto the floor.
I began to enjoy my new treat
as I stared down at the titles,
titles like “When War is War”
and “The Art of Breastfeeding”
after exhausting the sugar, luckily
I received enough energy
to get the hell out of that part of town.
Untitled
I remember when superman became severely depressed
He would sit in his rocking chair
look through the nursing home walls
and wish he was on the other side.
Author Biography
Brandon Alan is a 26-year-old human male. He was born in Fairbanks, Alaska and is now a peripatetic individual of the northwest region of the US. He is currently the storekeeper of a small bookstore and writes in his spare time. Someday soon he hopes to track down all the things he has committed to paper and find a home for them.