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Cherry

Would You Like That With Rice Sir?

'Would you like that with rice sir?' I don't know why I'm bothering to be polite. He hasn't made the effort to even look at me. He's picking his nose...

The Volcano

Middle age angst, existential angst, performance anxiety

Bedtime story

for children

In the grinder

In the grinder Wearing away between Things have been said and done Wearing away between Past and present Wearing away without Seeing the light in the end Wearing away groping about In a dark tunnel aimless When I look in your eyes I see you're wearing away Holding onto shadows of feelings You can hardly remember Brooding over that holy word Happiness not understanding Where it went And now I can't help Anymore you're worlds away It's so sad seeing you Wearing away

Silver clouds

when you go away - but know you're coming back

U

What I have is better than I ever could have imagined; you are so much more real.

The Locked Room

...is opened by a hairpin after dark in the oil of a cloudless night. Wish the key would turn, instead, legally suddenly turn back the grinded bolt...

Now

My days are filled with dandelion shells, having already been blown by soft breath. The stalks, thus empty, lie barred on my desk, next to the window...
Cherry

Work Diary, 1/24/04

Work Diary, 1/24/04 1.I was sitting outside having a cigarette and noticed the difference in width between my left and right palms. The right is...

poem

Walking I hold the view shimmering in the backdrop of my eye (before this there was a root that sprouted and reached far inside br /> there is no need for needless thought only a calm.

Domestic Exterminator

DOMESTIC EXTERMINATOR "You can't hide forever, pal. Sooner or later, I'll find you." Am I getting old, or what? I used to take pretty good care of...

Zencipher

As he neared the gates, he could hear a great hand clap; looking backwards he found the master using his finger as a sign of silence.

Mmm - GUY LIKE YOU

Do I crave a guy like you? Attractive but touchable. A comfort I would treasure. A person so beautiful. Would I love a guy like you? Pleasure in the...

Z: A Bath With Candles

The lights are all off And my incomprehendible, half - alive candle flames Hardly do the job of visibility... Strange, yet, I see things in a clearer...

I had a dream last night

I had a dream last night Where I walked down my road A truck grunted past, then a car pulled up I thought it nothing and trudged on by But was caught in my tracks by a sweet nostalgic voice

R - With Care

Making love first time, Rule one - "Handle with care".
Cherry

Burning bush

In the rocks, The bleat of a sheep Echoes, and his sandals Are ochred with red dust. He wants to know a little Of his real family, of The song of his...

A familiar midnight

I lie, bloated as the moon, My eyes stretched shut. I believe I might be tired, But now, in this room, In this bed whose contours I know So well, I...

1900

After Bertolucci

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