7/18/2016 0 Comments Two poems by Rob Plathwhat if, motherfucker? what if the gun isn’t pressing against yr head from the outside? what if the muzzle is w/in yr skull? what if the demons keep squeezing the trigger? what if there are bullet holes in all the parts of yr brain marked PEACE? graffiti for mute angels tonight i think of elliott smith pressing the large blade thru the braid of his heart-veins tonight i think of the mississippi gathering w/ in the branches of jeff buckley’s lungs tonight i think of kurt cobain double-fisting the barrels of the hypo & rifle tonight i think of amy winehouse twisting open the second fifth like it was amber stitches tonight i think of all the morgue drawers full of our mute angels & i slash the alphabet w/ a box cutter & graffiti the demons’ horns w/ fucking roses Bio: Rob Plath is a 46-year-old poet from New York. He has over a dozen books out. Rob is most known for his monster collection A Bellyful of Anarchy (Epic Rites Press). He lives with his cat and stays out of trouble. For more about Rob Plath visit his website robplath.com.
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