One of those evenings where I wake up a couple of hours after having fallen asleep—twice—while watching a movie. This poem incorporates a line inspired by a tumblr post…
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What are the odds? (a poem)
Prompted by a mis-reading of today’s ‘love note’ entry…
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Kisser (once removed) (a poem)
Inspired by Kisser, by Vasilina Orlova (plus brandy)…
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Scarcity trumps fear (a poem)
I did not use the exact line, but a certain newspaper of record today described a certain political candidate as ‘a unique threat’…
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Back from the dark side of the moon (a poem)
Partly inspired by Pizzicato Five and Original Love songs posted to YouTube… Continue reading
Pause (a poem)
Started out straying from the month’s theme again, but a phrase I heard in a song slipped in at the last moment…
It’s feeling a lot like World War III— (a poem)
This came from a brief conversation I had with someone a couple of nights ago before open-mic… Continue reading
Woods (a poem)
Watching a Japanese drama on Netflix…
Disengagement (a poem)
Drawn from a preliminary news item on essence.com, and informed by a New York Times article from August 2015…
Blindness (a poem)
Watching a Japanese drama on Netflix…