“Inappropriate
salutation! Excitation! Homo-
erotic gesticulation—red wash
of shame. Giggle, giggle,
snort. Jovial little jibe; allusion
to an ex-lover’s diatribe.”
“Emasculating assault—chortle—
playful slap upon the cheek.
Malapropism; mispunctuation
evident even in speech. A round-
assed passerby’s objectification!
(Phew: at last, distraction.)”
“High five—chuckle, stutter!
Braggadocio and rodomontade!
Stutter, stammer, profanity—
profanity! A masturbatory mouthful
with expletives deleted: complete
my sentence, feel clever!”
“Jingoistic affirmation, speech
disfluency. Poorly placed
song lyric accompanied by a flailing
thumb and pinky. Memorized
factoid/urban legend; plea
for social validation?”
“Racial slur. Big, fat
dick. Pretentious
quip. Condescension. Knocked
knuckles. Unnoticed Freudian slip.”
“Commiseration?”
“Commiseration.”
(2006)
