“Mercury Retrograde,” by Leslie LaChance

Mercury Retrograde you have brought me a cold      and car trouble    my head full of pebbles and water        you scrambling planet       hot little god    of cock- sure orbit and    a handbag name all merch     and mayhem you turn   this day      like a trick     toward hell     nothing works   not zinc    not the new fuse     not even love     functions    you little fucker 🟣🟣🟣 Leslie LaChance is a poet, essayist, and editor who splits…