Stories tagged poem

The Reading

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His wife leans her head against a beam with her eyes closed while he reads out loud. Her mouth shut tightly, almost twisted shut. She’s so weary. She raises her collar and sinks further into her neck. When he shouts, or explodes – nothing.

Fuck Me Please

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Your maddening oh-so-skinny jeans make me so hungry/I need to peel them off your narrow hips like potato skin.

Fix

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I’m sorry. We couldn’t fix the country and left her a bigger mess than we found her Oil leaking from her shores earthquake batter all over her skin We couldn’t fix her, and we’re sorry You’ll find her wreck in tatters at the bus st

Peanut Time

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A peanut, who knoweth

A Deal With Tomorrow

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I suppose I'd rather Tomorrow be heroic. It would make the passing of time less villainous.

The Couple, Back and Forth

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You should arrest himshe saidbecause he's too happybecause he treatsme cold otherwiseYou should pin him tothe wall with yourviolence, make hismouth bleed and watchhim crumbleYou should listen towhat he'struly sayingnot his inflectionsAnd you should see he's a…

Sleeping Beauty Left on Plane

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Sleeping Beauty was left sleeping on a plane They tried to wake her but couldn’t so they locked her in for the night When she got up in the middle of the night she was completely disoriented and staggered up the aisle to the bathroom t

Young Journey

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A golden ray trickle of the sun slowly rises from its watery chamber. The waves of the metallic blue sea quietly slap the sides of the lonely sail boat. Young adventurers, a school of awkward fish, jump into the blue experience …

Truman Compote

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When it rains, I can really think.

The Sticking Point

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I felt dark, dark...

The Meaning of Life

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One must not confuse the meaning / of life with the joy of living

The Painter Tourist

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demanded he give up muscatel art

Burying the Hatchet

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I wanted the pain to go away

Searching for the Word

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I separate my thoughts into two / camps

So, What Happened?

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the bay was littered with corpses