Kara Marie Bibb

Slow it down

Take it easy, baby

I know you know this,

Kara Bibb,

but it’s all already in order

You can put like things 

with like things

and laminate and label everything 

but it’s all out of your hands 

Slow it down and take it easy

Hey, KB, it’s okay already

If you really want to make a scene

stay sober for a week

and aha, AHA

there is no fly in your soup

You

Just

Forgot

The

Spoon

Hey, kb 

if you want a party on your patio

just ask for it

No one is holding your tongue 

Kara Marie Bibb,

you can do no wrong 

Supermarket Sweep

 I did that thing again

where I wipe the slate clean

There’s not a single thing

left in this world

that could mortify me

I hope if it involved you

if there was some apology

you wanted from me

there is a poem in this sweep

to set you free

too

There’s just gotta be

Human Unless You Tell Me Otherwise

 Imagine that your ex-girlfriend 

is like an older brother to you

She bullies you a bit when you wrestle

puts you in a loose headlock

but always lets you get away

Imagine they know about your childhood

the calls to 911 and the operator saying

Is this an emergency?

Yes

No

I don’t know 

Are you imagining?

 Can you send someone to 2511 East 24th St?

Apt 14

I’m just speculating 

No, I take it back

they’re just pillow fighting

but eventually

No one will care that 

this isn’t working

And your ex-girlfriend will just be shouting

Why the fuck didn’t you fight for me?

Why didn’t you burn down the bar for me?

How did you not see me 

Perfect Company 2020

“I much prefer the physical work
over the emotional labor”
that’s me
I said this today
Can’t wait to work this out
with my future therapist

In this particular fantasy
she stops me
“Kara, do you hear
what you just said out loud to me?”
I say yes because it’s easy
Saying no makes me feel guilty

Secret ciders make me feel guilty

I’ve been working this one out

for a quarter of a century

I have been baking pies

for the past two years

Because it is free therapy

If you follow me on IG

you might think I am making biscuits

but what I am really doing

is working through my relationship

with my mother

It’s been hard during the current presidency 

She’s lost her fucking mind

and I am just voting 

for basic human decency

And I know exactly how

to make butter look like sand

I can bake an apple pie from memory

Ivory Tower LR AR

I guess I pressed the right buttons

Quietly Screaming

I just keep keeping quiet

knowing my perfect thoughts

will save me 

It feels like home except 

for the upkeep

Every

Single 

Day

Wipe the slate clean

each and every body is perfect 

The script is loose 

I think

I’m improving

I’m sorry 

I actually do not know

how to spell improv-ing

My apologies again

I absolutely do not know 

how to stand here in great company

with the poets and the saints

without first saying

I don’t have to apologize

to anybody