Stories tagged poetry

The Man Whose Wife Lived in His Neck

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This is the story of the man whose wife lived in his neck. Every morning, he would turn to her and say, "Hello, Sweetheart. How was your night?" and she would answer, Brilliant! What else?

The Umbrella

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John of God, Painted by Murillo

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NO ONE CAN BE A BASTARD FOREVER

Eli in the Middle of the Night

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I stood like Eli in the middle of the night.

Pond

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Saturated genius,/ imperfect fluidity.

Five Bones

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When the storm broke, my late aunt's dog fetched five favourite bones from his corner, and arranged a crude protective circle.

Hypnopompia

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Often I wonder if dreams aren't reality

Karma Control

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I came into the café and there sat a plump man with a huge beer belly and pencil-thin black moustache, drinking from a large paper coffee cup with the name “Butch” written on it, by the Barista. He had just discovered that his karma was out of control

Spill

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The beachy slope never draws such goliaths.

That First Time

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like a fence post leaning

Smartphone

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I believe in theCollective conscienceOf Mankind Whatever the masses wantComes into fruitionSome genius will create itIf we want warWe will get warWe don't want peaceSo we never get itJust consider The smartphoneWhat a great deviceIt seems as if we should neverBe bored…

The Breakable Bonds

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I signed up for functional I did not ask for this mixed bag of broken glass I have enough to swallow

Bring Down the Babies

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Morning. Quiet as church.

Dusty Winnemucca Road

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respect your parents. or not. stay put. or not. finish school. or not. get married. or not. stay married. or not.

Anniversary Waltz

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He hiked the hills of her condition She biked the path of his delight