As an anxious first-time
homeowner, it really
eases my mind
to surround myself
at all times
with a few modern conveniences
which don't exactly work.
It feels high-end when
I jiggle the handle—I tend to think
duct tape
is pretty punk rock, and
that Gothic look
that Gothic look
of safety pins
also smacks of a certain rebelliousness.
Dead strikers, fickle
circuits, flattened tires
propped on bricks—
all perform beautifully
their manifest function
of making me feel like
less of a jerk.
