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young man shouting at the elders

the high street

that they are waving those flags yet not saying anything

shouted and shouted like anything

while some of us got bored

left and bought a second hand marvel tee shirt in black

others stayed behind and filmed

save the children #
Am I the only one on HP
Who is finding it impossible
To parse the Byzantine new
System Eliot-the-Great has
Foisted on us in the name
Of becoming available
In your back Jeans pocket
Wherever you may be?
LJM
BLT's word game. Byzantine.  That one wrote itself.
  Aug 2024 Carlo C Gomez
Caroline Shank
Who Will Miss Me

Who will miss me
anyway?
The Autumn’s imperative
signals the
long division of my
mind.

Under the geography of
Love is a fear that
nothing

Matters.

Longhaired dreams are
features of the young.

It's the Emblem of the
70's.  The crusts of the
untried. No matter
tears on the rheum.

Why wait for love?

There is a
whisper
in the

afternoon.

Only the sad
know

Literature.


Caroline Shank
August 31, 2024
Dodging a bullet
the Pet Scan loomed large…
results both good and bad

"Nothing today
to panic about "
tomorrow left unclad

The moment secure
the future unsure…
prognosis under siege

The lights of the O.R.
calling his name
— with hope the last reprieve

(University Of Pennsylvania: September, 2020)
Deep in the forest
of a wanton tomorrow
two virgins sullied forth

One but a temptress
from loves inquisition
the other devil sourced

Together they exit
where fear is incepted
to course on different paths

One a diversion
distracting our vision
— the other Queen of Wrath

(Dreamsleep: August, 2024)
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