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Slowly, she eased me
into my place
where I melted
into the dark seat
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1600
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101420
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After three teens took off without paying
and he clung to the hood of their car
He wasn’t trying to be a hero
sandwich or otherwise
but climbed onto the hood when they
tried to run him over
There was some question and dispute
over th
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He came running out of his narrow little shop, Berthillon
and chased me down the Ilse St. Louis street, saying,
“Monsieur, Monsieur, nous avon pamplemousse!
It’s ici, Monsieur. Your pamplemousse.
They just come in this matin, morning
and I’
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8221
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A bum leaves his shopping cart
in the middle of the intersection
at 7th Ave and Perry St
and walks away
leaving everything behind
Shopping cart gets hit
by an onslaught of
yellow taxis whizzing by
The contents flying out
into the hum
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3010
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Iris, take us back
We’ll live in the corner
like mice
We’ll live with our
suitcases tucked
under our wings
like termites
Iris of our eye
we want to move back
to your apartment on the ground
We promise not to leave
or wander
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108561
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I can feel the souls
of those who perished
here
They’re still here
like old kites
hanging in the sky
tattered, but they
won’t come down
or can’t come down
just yet
because they haven’t
fulfilled their
unborn promises
t
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89710
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Adrienne found her calling in Africa
feeding poor children
or whatever the fuck you do
when you're in the Peace Corps.
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104181
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He was a Jack Russell terrier
hanging like a baby
in a carrier
strapped to my chest
He had all four legs
wrapped around me
and was licking me
with his long tongue
I asked him what his name
was, and in a real low voice
he said
Min
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5320
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Man wolfing banana in his car
as an Asian girl walks by
with bare shoulders
showing cleavage
his head following her
until it’s twisted 180 degrees
then he opens a container
of juice, does 3 quick Hail Marys
signs of the cross
w
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15395
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Six/Sex
The day he was served
with divorce papers
in the driveway...
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1700
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He looks like
he’s fallen out of
heaven
with all his stuff
kicked back
on Telegraph Ave
amidst all his
worldly possessions
asleep
in the midst of it all
like a softball
in an old mitt
worn out
but unable to fully
let
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4821
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It was easy to blame God for my errors.He said he understood.He told me I could pray to him if I wanted to bitch,Whenever I felt the need.God's complaint hotline?At first I prayed to him every day.At first he answered kindly.I was obsessed;Ignoring his FAQ's passed down in…
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98511
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Reports have been spreading fast
that an actual living poet
has been found right outside the
borders of Berkeley
Rumors grew into a wildfire of speculation
Saturday night when one of them
a tall graying older specimen
more or less in the
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