Matrix-inspired poems
Cheshire smile
a certain individual is looking for you
heart pounding.
opens his mouth and swallows.
stares at
lips almost touching
beautiful
she turns and he watches her bodies.
touch me!
she likes
bony fingers
slowly dragging down the surface
a little embarrassed
her fists clenching as she
swallows hard and nods.
he takes a deep breath.
he begins squeezing,
his fingers gouging into
her flesh
holding it tightly with both hands
POUNDING
on his hands and knees, he reels
split like cut glass.
sweat pours off him as
his fingers curl
his eyes twitch
his face tightens
a pressure builds inside
balls to bones
becoming liquid.
he's going to pop!
come
in long rubbery strands like mirrored taffy
creeps up his neck
in his open lips
between his teeth
coating the tips
Ready to be free
He takes out a cellular phone
the instant it is in his hand, it RINGS.
The rattle marks the silence.
The entire floor looks up
from the racks of monitors.
Every single employee
resumes clicking,
shadow figures working quickly,
like a human keyboard.
Is everything in place?
The company has a problem.
One of these lives has a future.
Yeah.
That's me.
I’M GOING TO LEARN JUJITSU
