BIO:
Brooklyn native David Cameron is the author of Flowers of Bad. His other chapbooks include L.P., Le Voyage, and Dirty Mom. Check out his website at: www.flowersofbad.com.

EXCERPT:

RASPUTINA AND THE WHITE NOISE

Having returned only minutes before
the garden there the peonies before the house
I don’t even want to talk about peonies.

My dress
the white one
is a tear is torn
one inch form the hem.
Torn walking
home
in the dark in the woods
it seems
am I too soon?
Rasputina (that’s me) and the white noise.
I hear it now
alone in the house
and no fire
outside no wind. Why do you
or does anyone
want to discuss this or my lover?
Why not discuss
The Evolution of Societies?