Archive for August, 2008
Monday, August 25th, 2008
simply said the
its in no way
familiar to me
im so close to you now
your nothing face
emptiness
forced laughter
at your own jokes
i eat silence
familiarly comfortable
the pigeons high on grass
steal coins from my empty purse
i lick my mouth as i smile
i like the click of saliva
as i cringe at strangers in the mirror
the controlled ...
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
In a song of the past she ran with her hair untied
Auntie said she is where the word kindness came from
At night in the cold room I thought of her to comfort myself
She is like a warm sleep mom said when I ate hot cereal
In a song of the past ...
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
the fall of a him or a her
shortly before twenty seven
now is the time to be burning
a few ember starts
but hanging
is that the lot of us?
if you dont burn now
you will have to wait for fifty years
better for some
because you dont have to dance with mice
but in a hot room
and ...
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