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Broken Remote
“When do you feel sexiest?” / kisses liquor-infused whipped cream / and a broken remote.
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Mar 16, 2011
Orchids and Lilies
She said she would be willing to get a matching tattoo / with me. A flower permanently imprinted on our skin. / She likes orchids, I like lilies. And even after moving
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Feb 28, 2011
Dusty Playboys
I cannot write about it anymore- / the shame, / the fear…
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Feb 27, 2011
The Heart of the Thousand Islands
Ro- / mance is in the air – or / so they say at this time of year in
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Jan 31, 2011
A Million Maggots
(after Nikki Giovanni) / I tried to love them. Those mag- / gots that kept eating away at me.
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Jan 24, 2011
Jumping Towards Your Dreams with a Bad Ankle
She told my legs to take a bound across / the tennis courts. I thought, No problem mom, / and off I went to show them how it’s done.
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Jan 16, 2011
Chi-town Stream of Consciousness
flying into Chi-town / Altoids of various sizes / litter the scenery.
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Dec 14, 2010
Qing and Li: A Sestina
What is love? / Murasaki would say it was an obligation, / a sort of duty
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Dec 14, 2010
A Change in Seasons
A grain of sand. / a lifeless, heartless / insignificant grain of sand.
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Sep 30, 2010
Tomorrow or Today
You would think that after / shedding so many tears / and filling so many
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Sep 30, 2010
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