whazz dat?

 when you find what you weren't looking for

or, is it not looking for what you find
maybe not seeing since what is looked for
isn't there

maybe just suggested
vision clear to cloudy from the ground
not mattering if it's mountain or valley
the sky doesn't lie

but we do

Al Mendoza, "Mad Man Mostly Mashes Words," 2023

That Old Black Gold Magic

That Old Black Gold Magic

the groaning of the sex
between water and coffee
the pot thickens

at each drip the ripples wave
beacons that beckon with whiffs
a promise of a cure for the disease

flow from the mist the steam defies gravity
once trapped
following a dream of least resistance

looking at the world open
without embarrassment
a refrain composed

like a potters clay
from the dirt
with a back beat accompaniment

and the steady whirring
sleepless and constant
dripping with anticipation

that old black gold magic


A. MENDOZA, 2017

That Old Black Gold Magic

That Old Black Gold Magic

the groaning of the sex
between water and coffee
the pot thickens

at each drip the ripples wave
beacons that beckon with whiffs
a promise of a cure for the disease

flow from the mist the steam defies gravity
once trapped
following a dream of least resistance

looking at the world open
without embarrassment
a refrain composed

like a potters clay
from the dirt
with a back beat accompaniment

and the steady whirring
sleepless and constant
dripping with anticipation

that old black gold magic


A. MENDOZA, 2017