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VolcanoesThe Earth was ours. / We filled its fertile fields full of / Plants of our own choosing: our own design.
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The BoatFrom one lunatic to another / One poet to his friend / We said we should go sailing
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TrafficMotorway Lamppost / Buzzard with his Evil Face / Watches the Rushhour
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A LeopardLike a patterned rug / Beaten to be rid of dust and / Flopped over a balcony railing, a leopard
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Squid PoemDemon from Depressed Depths / Horror lurking in the murk, squirting myself through liquid nightmares, paranormal animal portrait / The walls of my bedroom are black, the ceiling navy, ****** sun above me winks in mockery
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Mindgames at Midnight (A Stream of Consciousness)**I: Hypocritical Accusations of a Jealous Knave** / I could have sworn the Queen winked at me as / I laid my Royal Flush on the table
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A WeddingLike rivulets of rain on a window / Conjoining into pools on the sill, / Or like lines of cement between housebricks
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Troy Davis is Dead, The World WeepsHe was not without sin / But his hands were clean / The only blood on his soul his own
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The Post Apocalypse Weather Reporter**I – Rain Over the Dying Empire** / The Weather Forecast looks grim today / This mess won’t clear up any time soon
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Good MorningIt was 5am / When the thunderclap dragged me / Screaming from my bed.
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