Ongoing sporadic journal of the overeducated, and underemployed. The title derived from Coupland’s description of cubicle land; the corporate ghetto. Random photos and thoughts. Left the ghetto, never happier. This still a work in progress

29 October 2021

 breakfast on Pluto-27.10.21

waking

predawn rains

hunger

deep

demanding

flashing

devouring

she is pulling me 

into shower 

blue bunny

a pipe

hit it

again

again

still

that

ache

pick up phone

put it down

walk into the rain

Pluto: The ruler of the underworld 2) he ninth planet from the Sun 3)  the coldest planet

Breakfast on Pluto


27 October 2021

 Cinderella-26.10.21

Lost her shoe

But not her

dignity

Lost her shoe

But bot her grace

Lost her shoe

But not her way

Lost her shoe

I found her

then

she Lost her crown

screaming, growling like a tigress in heat 

her shoe

On the

nightstand


25 October 2021

 Dollhouse 

Nikita runs every morning in Memorial Park. I awake to the sound of the music she puts on and her showering. I brush my teeth and join her. Something in her kiss, melancholy, distant. We dry each other, and she pulls me to bed, “Lets’ skip class” she says with a smile forced? In bed she‘s urgent there’s a desperation. There’s a need. She Orgasms quickly again and again, but the hunger is still there

This started in class. I was leaving my maths class and Nikkita stopped me. “What’s that around your neck?” 

I tuck the medal back under my faded Motorhead T, and answer it's a medal of San Martin de Porres.  It was my grandmothers I never take it off.”

“I knew it you believe in things! You feel things!” she says excitedly. I am taking this all in Here is this stunner of a blonde all over me or, what’s left of me. I stare into her pale blue eyes. The rest of the class stares at us leaving, as Dr Nasser gives me a thumbs up and a wink as he walks by. 

“Coffee, beer, me? You’re driving I can’t “ I ask.

“Beer, you know a place?” She answers. I will find out over a beer that turns into 3 she is married. She is very Catholic, but there’s chemistry. Married woman if she will kiss me she will bed me; I have done this before. Since hospital married seems to be all I do.

I take her by the hand outside warm summer night I pull her to me

I kiss her and she responds undulating and wrapping a leg around mine. 

I walk her to her car, this kiss is gentle she stares before speaking and just stammers.

It stays that way then a week later she shows up in class with her nose in a splint. Nikkita asks “Will you go to the doctor, with me?”

I am staring at her and just say, “Yes, what happened?” 

She opens her mouth no sound comes just a hurt sound. I hold her the class be damned. In the car top up she is embarrassed. In the car, in between sobs Nikkita says last night we had sex, and I, I, I couldn’t I was thinking of you, and he got angry. He was screaming, because I have never been like, that before. . softly sobbing.


“You can stay with me tonight, no expectations, no strings just a place to be and be safe. It's small the neighbourhood is not posh, but safe. No one going to hurt you. I promise, and being bulletproof makes that makes it easy, nothings going to touch you now. “

“Just let me think, first the doctor.”’ Nikkita answers. 

Of course, love.”

I wait outside having a cigarette. She comes out a smile despite bandages. “They can fix it! A Romanian nose like I was born with!”

She gives me a tight hug, and a long passionate kiss. 

“I am starved, “ Nikkita said. I picture the contents of my refrigerator, a carton of cigarettes, diet coke a bottle of Dom, and a few containers of take-away.  

“I know a few places breakfast tacos, or eggs and bacon?”

“Eggs I am from Nebraska.” 

“You’re not going to eat?” Nikkita asks. After we order

“Coffee, and cigarettes –breakfast of the champions,” I answer staring into those pale blue pools my gaze dropping to her full cleavage.

“Can we go to mass together?” she asks tentatively.

“Yes, now?” 

I answer

Later, soon she answers holding my hand tightly.   I am feeling her warm and wanting.

“Can I ask, she stammers.

“I shot it out last year, stopped 10 rounds 3 in the head. You’re not born this pretty

 “Oh my God! I was going to ask how old you are, you have a baby’s face, but you’re hard, but yes pretty.

“I am 24, and yes I have seen a few things, done a few things died, all that,” I answer. 

“I am 36,” Nikkita says.

“36 DD would be my guess,” I said

“I am serious Nikkita answered.

I pull her close to me and kiss her, “so am I “I said.

“She giggles.

“Want to go to my flat?” I said. She lays a ten’r down for breakfast we make our way to the car park. I guide her to my flat.  She parks her Alfa Romeo. I assure her it will be OK.  I’ll explain later, but in the manor, no one, touches my things.”

“” Welcome” I open the door a look of amusement and wonder crosses her face.  

“Can I use your restroom, please? Nikita ask

“You can use our bathroom?” I Answer.  

“This is so fast,” Nikkita says.

“I am sure. everything I have you’re welcome to stay if you like. “ 

I don’t have any clothes. I need to go to the house tomorrow and get clothes. 

“I am going with you” I said picking up an HK compact .45 

“I don’t have make-up anything just what I am wearing and 500$ cash, that's my money. I was an executive with AT & T before I moved here from Nebraska. I run is there any place close to run. 

“We’re not far I’ll show you in the morning, look you can sleep in one of my T’s   I’ll take the sofa, do you like Vietnamese food?

” I don’t know, let’s find out?” Nikita said. picking up her handbag “I am buying you dinner.”

“You don’t have to, I said. 

I get her a Vietnamese coffee on entering the pho hut. and spring rolls are the 2 favourites. Her mood lightens up as we eat. 

“I am feeling better pain meds and you” Nikkita says I can pay my way.”

“I know you were fooled by the opulence of my efficiency, but all I need is that smile,” I answer.

I am rewarded with a kiss. I know better, but I am beginning to give a fuck, that never works for me; here I go again.

Next morning, we go to the townhouse she retrieves things while her husband watches. I watch her husband. 

Days turn into weeks. somehow we move to a nice flat, in an upscale postal code. Furniture everything.  It feels good, and never trust feeling good.





I go outside in the merciless August heat and blinding sun for a cigarette.  I come back she looks alien. Somehow I am not recognising. She’s putting the phone down.  On the bed is her valise, and its full. 

“I am going back to him”

“Back to the dollhouse to be seen, not heard a trophy the same age as his youngest daughter.” I say angrily this hurts more than, I will admit, or show. It feels like being gutted very slowly

“You knew this wasn’t forever I do love you” she says sweetly. Her eyes 

Pleading moist she wants’ absolution. “Rent is paid for 6 months stay. She gives me her key. Ouch.

OK, this won’t change anything, but could you be with me one more time, or am I, Jezebel?”

“I can do that that always works for us,” I answer. I follow her to the bedroom she's stripping for a moment she hasn’t ripped my heart out. The sex is passionate as it. ever was. I shower after. “I will get out of your way.” I say towelling dry 

“Don’t say that you were my saviour, my lover, My king.” Now sobbing 

“Everything is past tense we’re noticing “I answer it comes out harsher than I intended.

“You and Ray are a lot alike., you both have to have “that” girl, yes I was prom Queen at UNO, modelled before I got serious. In saw your old photos met those women when we went out, I am a prize.” She answers.

“No, sadly no I love you, and now the dollhouse for life “I am doing my best stiff upper lip when she leaves, I am making a drink to wash down the dime bag.

“I’m does nothing like him, I would never hurt you, I ‘d rather stop another bullet. He’s weak and not worthy of your love. “I answer and turn away. I am going cold what might follow she doesn’t deserve it. These have been good days, I felt more alive than dead.

“The rent is paid for 3 months.   I will always care about you; you will find that girl or she will find you. I never meant to hurt you”  Nikkita says she doesn’t look back.  I say nothing I light a cigarette, I am sussing I can smoke inside now. I put on Nine Inch Nails.


23 October 2021

 Pink spider - A Haiku-22.10.21

Morning get it on
before pink spider dancing
beyond the demon

 

22 October 2021

 Mermaid - A Haiku-22.10.21

After beach midnight
A lovely mermaid swims
into the lover

19 October 2021

 Eye dropper-16.10.21

Full of a coloured solution

Full of dreams

music like a shaman’s chant

monkey

Screams

Claws

Bites

Dissolves 

into 

lightly salted popcorn

I drink

Black coffee +

Why

So, I can

walk

with my pup

Walk

on the roof of the ocean 

Dance

with

pink spiders

Dance

with

a blue bunny

swim 

with

mermaids 

swim 

with

sharks 

just an eye dropper


15 October 2021

 Live Grenades and a Fertility goddess -15.10.21

Jumped out functioning aircraft 

because 

CO thought jumping from functioning aircraft was a great idea

Now because I like the rush 

One of my first memories Auntie dragging us into the Ladies transfixed by the blonde in a LBD

My 2 root addictions beauty and danger.

Flashes 

Whiskey-soaked wench growling stretched across bed her home wrecker body making promises of heaven

Heroin

 a weak distillation 

Her taste, smell, and touch taking me higher and further into me disease

Forward firebase Julie. A grenade, rubber band a cigarette burning   

a fire team watching smoking “last” cigarettes?

I guess we just don’t care

Tommy catches it, as the spoon pops 

Throws 

fire in the hole!

Wench not answering 

Her last text bored with Swedish Barbie. I know better by the moonlight it will be alright

My 

I need to tell her while I bite her neck she digs nails, teeth into me, wraps legs arms around me

she will explode 

Screaming moaning, growling

My life

My love

My lust

My drug

All my wench

My Goddess





14 October 2021

 Ready-13.09.21

underground

so dark

couldn’t see

didn’t know

who/what was waiting?

she cut out my heart

refused to bleed (requisite be alive to bleed)

pink spiders (sweet venom )               holy holy

I am ready

for thine is the kingdom

For thine the power

For Thine is the glory

mine is shame

 name

murder

heard her

call

Dreamed 

those 

eyes

those 

thighs

those 

highs

secret desert

landlocked mermaid(Sisyphus slag tag)

spinning ceaselessly

on

 shifting sands 

blue bunny waits at mermaid sanctuary bar & grill


I am ready

I am ready

my love





07 October 2021

 Smoking moon rocks with Walter White in Spokane-09.09.21

Smoking

Music (hitting like China White)

One-word jokes

Walter White’s bad acid laugh

Moon rocks

Into smoke

smoking

Rolling

A navigating 

Concrete canyons

Laughing

Navigating 

Higher

Laughing

Navigating 

Absurdity

Navigating


known/unknown

Neon lights, headlights, distant stars

Light the way

navigating


Space


navigating

time


navigating


Love


navigating


War


Navigating


crosswalks




Smoking