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Category: Poetry

Purple Heart

A purple heartPinchedthrough the skin. A traffic of antsIn my armpit. I am dead since tomorrow. Rising from yeast.Eat me.It’s a holiday. Through it all…

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Past Past

Was isn’t any more.Won’t know what really is.Historians keep the scorewith a clock without advancing numbers.A stream only adds to the ocean.Outside that has got…

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In Decent Repose

Words give me the clue.Punctuation the glue.Gestures the hustle.In my mind muscle.Eyes spotting thought.The shit almost wrought.My nose to proposewhile touching my toes.And kissing the…

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Sorry

Here am I sitting on a ledge.A crane just delivered a sandwich.An extravagant gift. I shouldn’t complain.But somebody forgot the mustard!Take it away. That’s beef…

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Three

There’s a constant unfolding of the Big Three:Past, present and future in and out of me.For instance a flower from seed to bloom.Where did it…

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Some Tips

Scan for five minutes.If nothing jumps out you’re dead.Now move along until you’re stuckPace to and fro in your head.Do a flipflop but sail onto…

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Parade with US

Why can’t I startle you?I’m wearing garters to the knees.If you snap them I’ll go booand do anything you please. I’ll dance about rather snarky.A…

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Master

O Master of Eyes straighten me out.Remove horizons so I might not stumble.Make all backsides be upfront.No lying at the water’s edge.No head in the…

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Rockinghorse

When does a rock become a chair?When it loses its legs and rocks.Rocks about with big long feet.There it goes in stride! But it stops…

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