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DRUNK MONKEYS IS A Literary Magazine and Film Blog founded in 2011 featuring short stories, flash fiction, poetry, film articles, movie reviews, and more

Editor-in-chief KOLLEEN CARNEY-HOEPFNEr

managing editor

chris pruitt

founding editor matthew guerrero

POETRY / Non-Fungible / Kris Huelgas

Photo by Lalith T on Unsplash

put on my limited edition
Beats by Dre (C)
carbon filtration facial mask
with internal cooling systems and acid rain
mitigation mechanism
replacing the old Coke Zero (C) filter with the new
Old Spice (C) BloodWar scent filter
before I step outside for my five minutes
of EPA-recommended solar exposure

My phone chimes at the sale of my latest
block-chain verified asset
-the color purple -
not the book, but the hex code for purple
#800080
RBG 128
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I was first to pass it through the block chain
I’m a trailblazer (C)
last week I block chain verified
a child’s first laugh - no one had thought to do it
I sold it to perhaps
an oil prince or middle schooler
but for a mountain of apes
apes with glasses
apes with hats
all for the energy expenditure equivalent
to Nigeria

It startles me when I see it
the cold sweat glazes my skin
inside my climate change proof space gray iJumpSuit by Apple
             in collaboration  with PepsiCo and AstraZeneca
for sale - in the non-fungible marketplace - Ds
all of the Ds on planet earth and Metaverse (c) Earth
all the Ds I can imagine leaving my lips
it’s too late - the Ds are gone
goodbye Ds (c)
            Nuts.


Kris Huelgas was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, where he spent years reading at open mics. He lives in North Hollywood, California with his wife and they enjoy hiking and professional wrestling (for narrative reasons).

POETRY / I Talk to My Ex- About Dead Rock Stars / David Colodney

POETRY / Play> / Dana Kinsey

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