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A Poem by JR
Steel sky, he led us out, nine of us, Scouts, in a line. “Fence
is down, boys, you gotta fix it.” The weight of tin snips, the scratch of..
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A Poem by JR
I want to taste you
the moment I see you
and all holy men say
this is sin.
I’m absorbed by you
in the flicker of a
wing
and all..
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A Poem by JR
Someone, we didn’t know whohad tied this thick hemp ropeway up in that old oak tree, the onethat stretched out over the roadand had for generati..
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A Poem by JR
What good is the lamplighter
when all the lamps have been lit?he used to caressthe turn of their brass
he used to lift the little latch
swing..
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A Poem by JR
2 a.m. is all ghost and bones
where I only awake coughing
or with a need to piss
or the dog was startled and
I always wake up and write
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A Poem by JR
You know, sugar
every decision is a little easier now
my coin is mine to toss
and I alone enjoy the ripples
every breath a little less co..
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A Poem by JR
I’d followed you around all evening
it was that kind of party, I think
you may have gauged my interest
while we discussed Roman
mil..
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A Poem by JR
You know I always return home to you
we never argue when I say
Josh Ritter writes the best love songs
you wait while I fill my wine
you w..
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A Poem by JR
She said “you’re always running,”
while getting ready
to ankle herself and I say
baby, baby, it ain’t that at all
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A Poem by JR
I know you’re sitting out there tonight in the city
with a heaviness in your lungs
you’re coughing up your misery
in the smog
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