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An Act Of LoveA prima donna dips into candied violets; / a poison which brings an understudy to center stage. / With the anonymous delivery of the Donna's death done,
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Aug 12, 2013
A LullabyI walked alone on a quiet day / with only the sound / of the trees that sway
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Jul 29, 2013
Wires & WallsWires & walls / rats in bathroom stalls / strained sinews drag
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Jul 9, 2013
Black WatersSoundless, black seas, / out of which all cold comes, / suspends serpents
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Jul 6, 2013
Berries On The VineWe grow in a ragged garden / whose caretaker no longer cares / for himself except to prune back
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Jun 30, 2013
A Simple Check-inWhat is it, exactly, that you don't get? / It has become apparent that I, maker of all, / which includes, unbelievably, you too,
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Jun 25, 2013
A Mind's RantThe world isn't real to me, / it's outside a thick skull. / It's *my* muted screams you hear
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Jun 23, 2013
Face MeJust look at / all the faces we don't want to be / and never want to see.
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Jun 22, 2013
The BoomsUnder the rug / where it's darker than light / rumbles & tumbles
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Jun 21, 2013
The Unwanted ThingsWhen a barroom filled with laughter / can't lift your head, even momentarily, / from your sad, soggy plate of nachos-for-one...
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Jun 16, 2013
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