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A Murder in the Skies
nature notices us / measuring our veins / to tie the hedges together / in a wet knot / I’m fortunate / there has always been a floor / floating high enough / for a crawl space below / enough elbow room to get lost for decades / mind the crows overhead / they’ll remember…
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Orbit of Opportunity
a less than compelling poem / about ephemerality / there may be a need to write / but avoid needing this world / that noisy matter at the end / of the broken curb / sleep before everything / even kitchen fires / the house becomes our last meal anyways / please don’t care /…
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Policy at 8000 Ft
hitting the political contribution limit / early in the year / gift cards and upgraded children / for the remainder of 2024 / the king was evident on everything / teaspoons to public squares / here we save a royal laugh / for unmapped rooms / and hotels without roads / the helicopter has a…
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Passing on Song
I found my parents singing / one is dead, the other sinking / into the lightless loam / I didn’t know either of them / knew a single song / “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” as an anthem / eyes closed, fingers nearly touching / facing a white brick wall, bellowing / the sound…
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All That is the End
to age is worse than dying / feeling the body shrunk-fit to coffin-size / as many moans as words / severing sentences / or not enough will to draw the line / to an end / dogs pity the decline / jaw on lap / knowing the end is already sinking inside / some can…