Leslie Kleinberg
lkleinberg@hotmail.com

3:42 AM August 10

backpack brass knuckles,
burden of proof
positive you placed porn in the
window.   product placement.

a ferris wheel of castanets,
a trip to magic mountain, or apple valley
(with a boy).

Oh screenwriter! stop starlighting,
sitting in a spare office with a headset
and a fast computer ("not half-fast").
Geek speak, man of the week, temper
tantrums with doldrums.

Oh my geekiness i can't believe what's happening.
The cynic says speak no more;
think good thoughts and curse the outcome.

Ride the rollercoaster, stop stammering
Take a breath to know how whole
and how possible.
Reclaim my rhyme, write in rhythm
Derive a certain thrill from stage fright.
 

12 PM August 10

Product Placement

reach, purpose, crest, tide
crest  reach  tide  purpose
such aspirations
heavenly peaks of cleanliness
dawn comes like an ivory dove
to those who aspire not to perspire
always ban grease or streaks
or mildew creeping with her mossy hair.
Act. Olay! Lever 2000!