Two Poems by Shane Allison

 
 
Fireworks
 

Live Free or Die

Crack the Sky!

Crown Brocade

Pyro Pulverizer

Golden Pyro Fusion

Flying Aerial Circus Repeater

Phandemonium

Bada Bing! Bada Boom!

Komodo 3000

Rocket Pearl

Twitter Glitter

Toot ‘N Twirl

Yellow Jacket

Jumping Jacks

Silver Salute

Blue Stars

Hissing Cobra

Cuckoo Fountain

Violets and Crimson

Peacock Mountain

Tiger Fur

Ground Bloom

Chinese New Year

Lady Liberty

Electric Eel

Sea Sparrow Missiles

Whistle Whirl

Silver Crackling Palm

Brew Ha Ha

Meteor Cocktail

Phantom Fiesta

Painted Galaxy

Triton’s Tempest

Rain Fire

Emerald City

Colortopia

Midnight Monsoon

Red, White and Bloom

Battle of the Coral Sea

Silver Sonic Warhead

Blue Ringed Willows

Arctic Blast

Garden in Spring

Volcanic Vortex Glittering Gems
 
 
 
A Birthday Poem for Nat
 

Nat, will there be any large jewelry cutters at your party?

Will there be a hole enlarger or a small earring card?

Nat, will there be a 7 spool case at your birthday party?

Will there be a 13 spool case or a 20 spool case there, Nat?

Will there be a small easel there, because if I see a small easel

Or even a large easel, Nat, I’m not coming. What about stacking trays for bracelets.

Are you planning on serving bracelets on top of stacking trays?

You know how I feel about stacking trays, Nat.

Nat, what about one of those 3-sided revolving trays in an acrylic case?

Will there be any 3-sided revolving trays in acrylic trays at your birthday party?

I better not see a 3-shelf mirrored looking case or a mirrored necklace and bracelet acrylic looking case.

Nat, if I see one, just one 3-shelf mirrored looking case or a mirrored necklace and bracelet

Acrylic looking case, I’m taking my 4-sided rotating velvet display gift and walking

Out the door. I can’t stand 3-shelf mirrored looking cases and I hate mirrored necklace and bracelet

Acrylic looking cases even more.

Nat let me ask you this:

Will there be any acrylic sign holders with business card pockets at your birthday party?

I love acrylic sign holders with business card pockets.

Nat, what about a 3-level acrylic riser. Will there be any 3-level acrylic risers there?

I’m just asking.

Will you be having acrylic wedges at your party?

I should let you know that I’m allergic to acrylic wedges. I just want you to know that.

I won’t be able to come if I see acrylic wedges and counter leather necklace displays.

I’m not allergic to counter leather necklace displays, I just don’t like them.

I love acrylic sign holders with business card pockets, but I can’t stand leather necklace displays.

Nat, how about black acrylic necklace stands?

Are you planning on having black acrylic necklace stands at your birthday party?

I don’t have anything against black acrylic necklace stands. I’m just asking.

Do you still have that 3 tier fiberglass earring holder I gave you last year for your birthday?

It cost me a fortune, but only the best 3 tier fiberglass earring holder for my friend, Nat.

Nat, how do you feel about large 3-piece acrylic riser sets?

Will there be a velvet apple ring case at your birthday party?

I love to play pin the tail on the velvet apple ring case.

Will there be a 3-level acrylic T-bar there, Nat?

I fell off a 3-level acrylic T-bar once when I was a kid. I needed 20 spool stitches in my Plexiglas dome.

It hurt like a leather lock necklace.

Nat, will there be any half dome chain anklets at your party or anklet half dome acrylic bracelets?

You know how much I love half dome chain anklets and anklet half dome acrylic bracelets.

I don’t want you to think me high maintenance. It’s your birthday party after all.

I can’t wait until you see what I got you for your birthday.

You’re going to be smiling from T-bar to T-bar.
 
 
 
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Shane_AllisonShane Allison has been called a faggot, a nigger and a genius. He has had work published in West Wind Review, Spork, Assaracus, and Fence. His poetry collection Slut Machine is out from Rebel Satori Press as well as his new creation I Remember from Future Tense Books. He is an award winning editor at Cleis Press. He is at work on a new poetry collection.

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