5 Poems from The Contrarian
Selections from Pippin Lapish's poetry collection, published by Hobby Horse Press.
by Pippin Lapish
The Contrarian by Pippin Lapish is now available for order at HobbyHorse.Press
The Executive Branch
I am greasy
And stern
Like a single pepperoni
On the president’s face
My heart is so pure
You could scrub a plate
With it.
First Position
Color wheel
Start eating
Fuck you
Lift it
With your toes
Work out
Once in a while
Fuck you
Goof
Everybody
Thinks I’m joking
So they laugh
I’m gonna start
Some naked drama
I’m a partying diversion
A self-hating queer showboat
The woman-loving
Straight male cipher
I’m a big distraction
I spill coffee on the code
And it becomes decoded
I spill liquor on the poem
And it becomes written
And I’ve got this soupy pen
In my back pocket
Inking my ass
Smearing my stain
All over the furniture
And I say Oh I’m so sorry
But I don’t offer
To pay
Manic II
Can a
Line be
‘Poorly drawn’
No, a line
Is always
Correct
I am
A line
Drawn
From heaven
A mini
Tinsel
Noose
Wrapped around
The neck
Of the
World
I am Everything
I am not
A boat-maker nor
A stud dog.
I am not
A talented draftsman.
I’m barely a man.
So what
I still declare
My victory
To the vapid, rattling earth
