forrest-jorgensen
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Summer Roadtrip
I dream of going far away. / Plunging into the grandeur / And the vastness
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Collectivism
The sky is solid, gray, motionless. / Shuffling bodies with obscured shadows / Make haste for shelter
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Bittersweet Nostalgia
I miss what was: / The late nights, / Street lights,
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Right Here
We sat about, legs relaxed and necks at ease. / Our window let in a light breeze, softly tumbling your hair onto the sheets. / I kissed your cheek,
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How to Live
To my weary friends, / Your trials without end, / I wish to send you solace.
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Coffee and Me Not Being Funny
Let the frantic words of a caffeinated mind flow forth: / I shouldn’t write poetry when I drink coffee. / I shouldn’t drink four cups of coffee at 3am
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Elegy For My Uncle
My uncle died from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. / It made his brain dissolve itself in nine months. / I stood next to the once-stalwart man,
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**** Sapiens Circa 21st Century
I've been under the influence / Of a grand delusion for years: / That humanity was in need of saving,
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To My Hometown Friends
I remember late nights, / The interstate lights, / Their yellow hue
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Tanyard Creek
I went to a sanctuary today: / The remnants of a dammed river / Called Tanyard Creek.
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