raymond-johnsonWhisper

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MemoriesThe brain is a pretty rad little doodad. Sitting atop your neck, buzzing with blood and budding thoughts like an apple tree in spring. / I think it's fascinating that we're still quire clueless as to how it really works. / There's one particular part that still fascinates me, namely, memory.

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Starstruck (Inspired by The Old Astronomer by Sarah Williams)“Though my soul may set in darkness, / it will rise in perfect light. / I have loved the stars too fondly

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State of the Union Address Pt. 2the year is two thousand and fourteen and something isn't right / in the supposedly post-racial united states of america / the only thing this society seems to be is post humanity.

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state of the union addressthe year is two thousand and fourteen and something isn't right / maybe it's related to the fact that there is no more history on the history channel / and the only thing the discovery channel wants to investigate

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promises“pinky promise you’ll be there for my play?” / i don’t do pinky promises. / “why not?”

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Untitledi exist somewhere between the kick drum and the snare / i am the blood thundering in our veins / i am the rhythm that gives us life

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POETRYPOETRY IS NOT PUBLISHED IN A BOOK / OR SCRIBBLED IN A JOURNAL. / IT IS NOT COMPOSED OF STRICT METER AND RHYME,

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typhoid maryI've caught you like the common cold / but I have no interest in getting better / spare me the nyquil

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Shadowsi am hunted / and haunted / by memories -

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Assorted HaikusI. / verdant fingers poke / through sugar-dusted hillsides

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