COVID-19 Barbie
No one removes her from the box.
Lot's Wife Barbie
Mattel told her not to look
back once she left the factory.
We know how that ended.
Never picked first for playtime,
she's a lifesaver when a recipe
calls for a pinch of salt.
Red Lobster Barbie
will fuck you up
if you get between
her and her basket
of cheddar biscuits.
So those are just a few of the gems in this chapbook by Dustin Brookshire. Inspired by Denise Duhamel's Kinky, Brookshire has added his own hilarious slant to the Barbie world. His poems are like snacks, like yummy hors d’oeuvres. I only hope he is working on the main course, or his full-length collection of Barbie poems.
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