Stories tagged poem

Bukowski

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that guy/ MOSTLY understood / endings

Leadership?

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Mere children taken from their beds Are thrust into the ravages of war Fighting for the ideals, desires, greed Of those sociopathic profiteers. Babies, youngsters fight each other At the whim of those who dictate The need to conquer,…

Break Needed

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finis!

A Cool Fictional Character

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for awhileyou be a cool fictional characterand you don't worryyou don't overstudygrocery store orangesfor their green spotsor flat spots or whateveryou walk, hands in your pocketswhistling the theme to Andy Griffithand you get real kindand pet every dogand pick every…

Spøgelse

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Chet Baker mourns for you, New Coke mourns for you, Roddy Piper mourns for you, 8-track cassettes of Humble Pie and Bachman Turner Overdrive mourn for you

The Unwanted

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Shred all the letters and rip the arms off the clocks / Choke every dog on his leash and piss off the public docks / Make an ass of myself and a mess the world would pay to see

Incantatory Plea to the Civic on Interstate 75

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May the timing belt stand the stress again

Etude, Prelude, Nocturne, Polonaise

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Like Liszt, only thinner. Like Paganini, but on piano.

Etude, Prelude, Nocturne, Polonaise

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proving little more/ than the player’s keyboard dexterity.

Instructions to Husbands Everywhere

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Periodically, Dust yourself Off

This city like a squall

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Jackhammered men hollow out the building, cart away decade-old works of other men. Exterior walls stand. Rooms have been demolished. In another day see what came before progress. See trees. A squall is coming. Ask about the…

Still Pretty

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I saw this woman on a date at Denny’s Friday night With her 8-year-old son No ring, vacant stare Still pretty But wolfing down A stack of pancakes, Looking around the restaurant Occasionally At a party of kids From some church Wh

Dreams Should Come with Buttered Popcorn

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the brain plays impish tricks/ and entertains itself with avant garde/ home movies

Thirty-Six

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"bring it on..."

Dreams Should Come with Buttered Popcorn

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the brain plays impish tricks/ and entertains itself with avant garde/ home movies