Fiction
‘of course I
call every
thing fiction
so that helps’
my friend
the florist
in Kansas
texts
I picture him
surrounded
by flowers
for everybody’s
birthday
or wedding
or funeral
or or
or.
Bud Smith's books are I'm From Electric Peak, F250, Calm Face, Everything Neon, and others. His writing has been at Hobart, Smokelong, The Rumpus and Wigleaf. He runs Unknown Press, works heavy construction, and lives in Jersey City, NJ. www.budsmithwrites.com