This poem is a retelling of the poem “Hazel Tells Laverne” by Katharyn Machan Aal and contains themes of violence. 

last night

i’m drainin’ the lizard in my

King soopers’ mens room

when outta nowhere

in comes this chick

musta came from the gutter

walkin’ aroun’ tryin ta

look at sumthin ya know

so I says ta step

but, sohelpmegod she starts yappin’

bout a golden belt

an’ how I can be a king

me a king

well my heart skips

all the way to the moon

an’ she says

kiss me just kiss me

once, you know where

well, I yell

you painted trollop

i kicks her with my boot

an’ has to yeet

her outta the room three times

me

a king

Biography: What brings me to Aims is a desire to be something greater than I already am. I have always been a storyteller. The first to amuse my friends and family with various performances, but that was always seen as a hobby, and one that wouldn’t take me anywhere. So, I found myself within a loop of ritualism for a long time, until I found my epiphany. The lightbulb came in the form of my lovely wife and her unending encouragement. An artist herself, she helped me realize my potential as a creator. Pointed out to me that through my passion for writing songs and stories, I could touch people. I could make them feel. She showed me that words are magic. Real spells sitting on the tip of my tongue ready to be cast into the world shaping and molding it. When people experience my work I want them to feel seen, heard, and ultimately uplifted. I put my abnormal perspective into the universe hoping that I am not alone and that others see it too.