The Birth of a Bourbon Biscuit
by Zach Klebaner
Through a lunar redirection
and the speculation
of one great motherly spirit
came the big bourbon biscuit
for the chomping of a champ
and into the damp universe
the crumbs of it fell
for some dreamy digestion
as the hum of some bird
came with this little note needing
to be rewritten again
as something pierced the skin
of the ground like a heroic needle
of sunny side nectar
dancing as the specters sung it
out like some nausea
to build a nest from.
This is the million rebirth
of an age-old tale
this is the planetary thrust
of tightly drawn shades
this is the handed deck.
Dirty or not, we will clean
by the centimeter of every sentiment
sent down as cancerous mystery
this wild floor of exploded color
to be as Love once again!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Zach Klebaner (he/him/his) is a writer whose work has appeared in publications such as Crossways Literary Magazine, Wax Poetry and Art, and Oddball Magazine. In 2019, he completed his comedy short film The Crusaders, graduated from Hofstra University with a B.A. in Filmmaking, and saw his poem “Sestina: Bruh!” place third in the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest. You can keep up with him at https://www.instagram.com/zach.klebaner/ and https://twitter.com/ZKlebaner.