Chad Parenteau - 5 poems

1. Off

Sent back
in wild
life verse.

Perfect art
writing while
shutting up.

 rite nothing
take week
masterfully.

Humble gives 
unhumble sun 
sized spotlight.

What
happens
to die?

moments
silence 
begun.

***
2. Primed

Smile dances
head of pin
angels sweat
to hold up.

Mid night
children wake
check on Mom
disturbance.

Tiny hands
fondle
mattress
pods.

***
3. Wash


Allergies
attack all
aphids with
out allegory

Sister cries
for visit
cleaning
out room

begs to be
bedbound
out clear
breaths

no more
coughs
she cannot
cover.

PCA's put
pace daily
up lift
her Facebook.

Who wipes
find ashen
holy sigils
behind frames.

Mom says
maybe its
warding off
demons.

Must not
work any
more to
remit rub off.

Mom again
pleads me
visit church
for thank yous

every week
salvation with
Meme lasts
less than milk up

keep
as eucharist
no sleep till
Monday a.m.

Death only
seventh day
never left
alone before.

***
4. Dropped


Entitled
in title only
old sheet
loses title.

They all
decide to
address no
one in room.

Find room
in elephant
drop
obligation.

***
5. Clique

Show doesn't cartel

agendas dubbed over
unplayable mixtapes.

Those who swerve
also sit and bait.

Love is a switch
no hows no whys.

Fuel me once
fame on me.

Rule you once
shame on you.

Blanks for the memories
cruel rewind.

Public grossed out
displays object.

Fact checkers
wear black hats.

The vined intervention
shearing session, group thug.

American Beauty.
Rose aesthetics.

Survival of the
bitterest.

Darwin called
wants his bible back.

One cabal cometh.