The Breakers
︎︎︎ Damon Hubbs
︎ Dec 18, 2024
The bartender is telling a story
about a party he worked
at The Breakers
that served rattlesnakes
in champagne flutes.
He says the Titanic's menu
went up for auction
111 years after the ship sank
and includes dishes
like tornadoes
of beef, mallard duck
and Victoria pudding.
Once, you
ironed my underwear
into tiny triangles
and said the word Wallonia
made your clitoris
tickle. That was before
you threw the plates
and I punched
a hole in the bathroom wall.
The bartender
has a sorrowful mouth
and an eyepatch.
He tells people
it was a gardening accident
or a shark attack
and that flies land
on limes with confessional
intensity. I agree
and the list
goes on and
on.
about a party he worked
at The Breakers
that served rattlesnakes
in champagne flutes.
He says the Titanic's menu
went up for auction
111 years after the ship sank
and includes dishes
like tornadoes
of beef, mallard duck
and Victoria pudding.
Once, you
ironed my underwear
into tiny triangles
and said the word Wallonia
made your clitoris
tickle. That was before
you threw the plates
and I punched
a hole in the bathroom wall.
The bartender
has a sorrowful mouth
and an eyepatch.
He tells people
it was a gardening accident
or a shark attack
and that flies land
on limes with confessional
intensity. I agree
and the list
goes on and
on.
Damon Hubbs is a poet from New England. He's the author of three chapbooks and a full-length collection, Venus at the Arms Fair (Alien Buddha Press, 2024). Recent publications include Revolution John, Don't Submit!, A Thin Slice of Anxiety, Horror Sleaze Trash, and The Gorko Gazette.
Also by Damon: Lulu in Biarritz
Also by Damon: Lulu in Biarritz