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I imagine you in the States,
pushing stacks of work papers and our memories
to the side, sense your enjoyment that
you won’t see the worry of your
behavior reflected in my eyes again.
That you can buy and bang and be
whomever you want,
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156000
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she thinks she looks good in her short red dress, black makeup around her eyes, last night's lipstick a slap of crimson on her cheek.
"like this," she says, holding the hammer above her head.
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156043
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A story about convincing people to do things they don't want to do, written entirely in dialogue; originally published by CHEAP POP.
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156054
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It was uncomfortable to realize people had agendas. That there could be invisible realities.
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156022
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Exhausted, weak from the struggle against the personal gift of terrorism delivered by her ex-boyfriend, she died for a few minutes.
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156021
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They could cram Rob inside the trunk and then drop him somewhere in the dingles.
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155922
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There's a large tunnel that runs under my house. I can only estimate but it's not deep below the ground and that's what worries me.
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155995
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The number is very large/
and perpetually changes//
as old stars fade, explode,/
or collapse into something not stars
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155920
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A university student who triggers a flash mob in the heart of Silicon Valley to prove her hacking creds finds herself in deep trouble when the colorful members of Anonymous Hackers prove their hacking creds to her.
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155921
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I ran for the car, heart pounding in my chest, feverish. I jerked the door open and dropped into the seat of the Audi S5. The ignition fired and the car purred to life. I dropped it into gear and hit the gas, tires spinning, gravel spraying. The treads caught on the hot …
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155994
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Later, when she said she'd had miscarriages, I should have put it all together.
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155932
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I turned a maiden to a witch / and back again
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155910
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Row,
Caps of white,
A salted escape
beneath reflected light.
Brother, remember those old lies?
I’m off to sea to make those things right,
now.
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15592412
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One can watch the grass green/
in response. One can watch the world green/
in response.
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155900
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Mint upon my palate, I rub sleep infused eyes and crawl under the covers. Oh blessed sleep, please descend upon this body and transverse this fatigue. Eyes closed, bring a wavering blackness upon subtle lids. The conversation begins…
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155965
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in the deep dark of
a 2 a.m. atmosphere
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155900
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Part of me feels like a wounded animal surrounded by hungry cougars. Another part of me feels like being mauled by a cougar might not be that bad. A third part of me wishes he could punch the second part of me in the face.
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155985
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We will collapse in a storm of images
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155965
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Q: What's the best song to sing to your doc before cataract surgery?
A: I Only Have Eyes For You
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155910
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[WARNING: DO NOT OPEN UNTIL 'R XMAS!]
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155986
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If I seemed disappointed after our conversation,
then, for the record, that was never the case.
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155974
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Francesco needed a magnifying glass to read her little missives.
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155895
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The world doesn'tend just becauseyou want it to.Bonus poems:The Poet(Series 1)by Darryl PricePoet in a TreeYeah, well, it's not up here either. Although the everything and nothing view is nice. Only because it doesn't have any abandoned cars in it. I'm…
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15582112
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He would not take Prozac and talked Jesus to her as if from a bucket.
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155860
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Velvet answered the door in a red leather dress that was made with just about enough material to make a wallet, and looking like a long limbed drink of water calling out to a thirsty man.
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155810
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“We’re never going to get off the treadmill of paying ever-higher taxes," I said, "unless we get some creative suggestions from a professional bisexual tax advisor.”
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155898
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"Sara, do you taketh it with your eyes?"
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155832
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Instead, I get things like,
“Why can’t you find a nice man with cancer or a bum leg?”
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155876
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I keep attempting to start a correspondence with people / but they end up not being interested in me, / either that or I scare them away / because I usually begin with: / “Well, my favorite philosopher is Hegel..."
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155865
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What a nation!
First we lost our money
Now we’ve lost our funny
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