Alpha Male 2024

A group of twelve bros
just off the swamp tour
come out of the bar
yelling and backslapping.
They stand in the sun
by the bayou,
all tough,
high-fiving,
talking about bitches
and how they are going to
tear Bourbon Street up dawg!
The toughest of them shout
at the gator in the water
about how they could,
take that motherfucker,
the gator is far out of reach
and unimpressed,
while the others laugh
and punch each other
in their barbed wired tattooed arms
wearing “freedom isn’t free” t-shirts and MAGA hats 
while sipping
their Passionfruit High Noons.

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Todd Cirillo

Todd Cirillo was born of bastard lineage. He has many books and misdemeanors. Books include: Sucker’s Paradise, Burning the Evidence, ROXY, Three for the Road, Kisses from a Straight Razor, and his latest, Disposable Darlings. His poems have appeared in numerous national and international literary journals, magazines and on cocktail napkins everywhere.  He is editor and co-founder of Six Ft. Swells Press and has hosted numerous poetry series and events across the United States. Todd lives in New Orleans, Louisiana where he seeks out shiny moments and strange wisdom while looking pretty. www.toddcirillo.com, instagram.com/suckersparadise