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Published in Rainbow Salad

·Jan 25

Gon Come Tell Me Who Kanye West Is

Gon come tell me who Kanye West is And say it’s time for him to quit this Shut up, go home, and fuck the mistress Before we really have to get vicious Take out our phones and go ballistics Murder by billion blind-eye witness Deny his right to his own existence Take his words and keep ’em…

Kanye West

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Gon Come Tell Me Who Kanye West Is
Gon Come Tell Me Who Kanye West Is
Kanye West

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Published in Counter Arts

·Jan 21

Woke Shakespeare

Henry V in the 21st Century — In 1413 AD, King Henry V took the throne of England and claimed he had a right to the French throne as well through his grandfather. The French King, Charles VI, disagreed, and on October 25th, 1415, Saint Crispin’s Day, Henry’s army killed over six thousand French Soldiers in one…

Shakespeare

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Woke Shakespeare
Woke Shakespeare
Shakespeare

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Published in Move Me Poetry

·Jan 20

Time to Die

Today I listened to an old man talk about plans for his ninetieth birthday And how he wanted to live long enough to see this and do that Go to his great-grandson’s graduation He said that his friends had already started dying And that there were three more in particular who weren’t doing very…

Life Lessons

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Time to Die
Time to Die
Life Lessons

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Published in The Lark

·Jan 16

A Bathtub in London

A poem of love abroad — I’ve never been out of the United States in my life except once Once I spent a week in the United Kingdom with the woman that I love Three days in Edinburgh, Scotland And six days in London, England The first and most important thing to know about the United…

The Lark

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A Bathtub in London
A Bathtub in London
The Lark

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Jan 7

Zazie Dream

I was sitting next to Zazie Beetz on the couch from Nine Days. And I told her all my problems without saying them. A lot of it was about longings and loves. Women and movies. My dreams. I went to begin explaining and she stopped me before I could speak…

Nine Days

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Zazie Dream
Zazie Dream
Nine Days

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Jan 1

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus

Oh, God, Christ, Where are you tonight in this century of boiling hate When I was a child the adults in my community often spoke to me of The Christ Of Armageddon And Apocalypse The coming Messiah The Millennial reign Rapture and Salvation Now I am old and they are…

Jesus

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Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
Jesus

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Published in Intimately Intricate

·Dec 4, 2022

October is The Month

October is the month you leave your windows open And let the autumn breeze blow the summer demons out of your soul It is the month you remember the pleasure of warmth and long for less frantic days With slower closer nights October is the month that things turn toward…

October

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October is The Month
October is The Month
October

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Dec 2, 2022

Some Days The Rain

Some days the rain Fills the inside-out umbrella Of your heart With tears

Rain

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Some Days The Rain
Some Days The Rain
Rain

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Some Days The Rain

Photo by abi ismail on Unsplash

Some days the rain
Fills the inside-out umbrella
Of your heart
With tears

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Nov 30, 2022

I Am The Gathering Darkness

I am the gathering darkness I am the groan of suffering women I am the pain of dying men I am the screams of starving children I am the barren land of Ham I am the lust of lonely men I am the bleeding of the wounded I am the shrieking of the demons I am the tears…

I Am

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I Am

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Published in Intimately Intricate

·Sep 25, 2022

Don’t Keep Loving Me

Don’t keep loving me It’ll do you no good You ought to put your love Where you know you should

Love

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Don’t Keep Loving Me
Don’t Keep Loving Me
Love

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Photo by Chris Ponzi on Unsplash

Don’t Keep Loving Me

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