KOLBY HARVEY

I STAND AT THIS PARADE, GUTS CHURNING, BLOATED AS THE INNARDS OF THE BOMBS THAT FALL FROM ABOVE

woman sitting on top of red convertible coupe
multicolored-stripe-painted surface
bare trees covered with fogs
body of water between trees
six white wooden deer decors on brown wooden surface
dark field lined with electric poles
people raising flags near bonfire
brown metal fence
brown and black goat
brown and black gazebo near the palm tree
boy taking selfie
boy in multicolored collared shirt
brown dog
person wearing brown coat while putting hands in pockets
gray road at night
houses near mountains
woman walking passes graffiti
orange and beige marble countertop
several country flags hoisted in front of grey building
topless man raising both hands
photo of beige cathedral
PVC pipes inside building
yawning lion on green grass during daytime
woman in black and red floral shirt standing while holding red-, yellow-, and blue-striped textile during daytime
woman surrounded by butterflies
two hugging women
red flares at night
person fixing person's boxing headgear in the ring
woman holding tarp
man opening his mouth
six assorted paint color tubes
town at the foot of a mountain by the sea
woman standing under tree
eight assorted-color pencils on dried grass
baked cookies
two women facing each other with string lights
bunch of yellow, green, and blue glitter
people hugging each other in the middle of crowd
silver macbook
brown lion
five red and black fighter jets

two men taking selfie in lawn
white metal frame

CAST OFF ALL YOU HOLD DEAR—FOR YOU DESERVE NOT EVEN THE CARCASS OF MEMORY—AND BREAK FOR US AGAINST THE STONE SLAB YOUR STINKSWEET BODY

aerial photography of multicolored trailers
green wheat field during daytime
two white and brown cattle
oil cans on metal surface
brown handled axe on log
person slicing onions
U.S. American flag hanging on ceiling
space gray iphone 6 on table near magic keyboard
white concrete building and palm trees during daytime,
           gray concrete church during nighttime
lifeline on white paper

The welder is working on a metal structure
brown pathway
red fireworks
beige train
white and blue concrete stairs with no people
unused road building

air balloons during nighttime
macro photo of ants:

man in black jacket holding lighted sparkler
man petting English cocker spaniel
woman picking plants
man holding yellow rod
man holding welding mask
person pressing white wall
man in white dress shirt and black pants holding clear glass bottle
person holding clay
four women carrying file of bananas
person melting iron
two women walking while carrying concrete bricks
person holding forging tong
woman pushing black cart near pathway
man sitting on crane tower
man walking in front of white tower
man’s face carved on round mirror
boy holding pink balloons
five people digging ground

WE TAKE WHAT YOU HAVE CALLED US AND MAKE OF IT A VESTMENT, A SWINGING CENSER OF JOY, BUT LO, IN THE NIGHT, I STILL FEEL LIKE SHIT, I STILL FEEL LIKE SHIT

brown wooden dock on body of water
black and white computer keyboard
smoking woman
pile of wood log
tree with green vines
man and woman dancing
monarch butterfly
topless man sitting on bed
padlocks lot
a woman rests her head on another woman’s shoulder
woman with pink rose petals on her face
person touching chess piece
man in white top wearing peaked cap
man in red polo shirt smoking
red yellow and blue egg
person giving ring to another hand
religious stein glass view
soldiers on horses in parade
two women lying on grasses
round gray ashtray on brown wooden tabletop
smoke coming out from woman’s mouth:
             queen of spade playing card
green herb grinder
chocolate truffles on white plate
man in blue suit jacket holding round black and white floral ceramic plate
blue green and red thread on person’s palm
koala bear smelling foot
red robe on white plastic clothes hanger
black and white queen mary ship
boy in blue jacket wearing sunglasses sitting on rock near sea during daytime
i m a little man i m a little man

Kolby Harvey is the author of The Mothercake Cycle (Dream Pop Press). More work can be found at Birkensnake, Aspasiology, American Book Review, and others.