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this feels something like that (a poem)

2016/07/30 — Leave a comment

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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Nothing is more broken than this (a poem)

2016/07/30 — Leave a comment

Strayed from the challenge again yesterday, after not having written anything for a few days—or so I thought. After posting, I remembered that this poem includes overheard conversation (the bit about the generals)…

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What are the odds? (a poem)

2016/07/28 — Leave a comment

Prompted by a mis-reading of today’s ‘love note’ entry…
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Submission (a poem)

2016/07/23 — Leave a comment

Stepping away again from the month’s theme…

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Kisser (once removed) (a poem)

2016/07/22 — Leave a comment

Inspired by Kisser, by Vasilina Orlova (plus brandy)…
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Scarcity trumps fear (a poem)

2016/07/22 — Leave a comment

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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The page (a poem)

2016/07/21 — Leave a comment

Taking a line from a poem I wrote earlier this year… Continue reading

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Transfer (a poem)

2016/07/21 — Leave a comment

Strayed from the challenge again yesterday…

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Back from the dark side of the moon (a poem)

2016/07/17 — Leave a comment

Partly inspired by Pizzicato Five and Original Love songs posted to YouTube… Continue reading

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Requiem for a Suicide (a poem)

2016/07/16 — Leave a comment

Alan Vega of Suicide has died. Suicide’s music seemed alien to me when they first appeared, as my tastes had not yet expanded very far, so this certainly has no relation to the band or their music. This is just what happened to come out upon hearing the news…

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