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)
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)…
What are the odds? (a poem)
Prompted by a mis-reading of today’s ‘love note’ entry…
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Submission (a poem)
Stepping away again from the month’s theme…
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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The page (a poem)
Taking a line from a poem I wrote earlier this year… Continue reading
Transfer (a poem)
Strayed from the challenge again yesterday…
Back from the dark side of the moon (a poem)
Partly inspired by Pizzicato Five and Original Love songs posted to YouTube… Continue reading
Requiem for a Suicide (a poem)
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…