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A Poem by JR
“So this is the bone of contention,” she says. She’s
winning, t-shirt, both socks, all her underwear, hat, and I’m down to jo..
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A Poem by JR
It was a wasteland, a dumping ground
a place where people brought the broken
and cast aside the no-longer-needed
there, rusted bedsprings fl..
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A Poem by JR
All this time, I’ve had
my finger on the button
all this time, I’ve had
the power to end everything
all this time, I’ve ..
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A Poem by JR
Lead the finger that steadied the page
heavy the hand that held the pen
resolved the eye that absorbed the last of her whorls
and the last of..
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A Poem by JR
It’s her clicks, her tongue against
the roof of her mouth
“consistent”
spit collected against her teeth
starts my shudde..
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A Poem by JR
Kept like a pet
at arm’s length
always on a chain
tagged and neutered
trained to do a trick to
impress the neighbors
impress ..
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A Poem by JR
They tell me Time heals all wounds
but, Time, you inglorious b***h
where are you?
I itch and I scratch and I can’t sleep
I toss myse..
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A Poem by JR
Ah, poor little guy
you woke this morning
with such big dreams
still weaving their way cotton
through your head
you filled your belly..
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A Poem by JR
Adrenaline slick
there’s something
about comingoff a corner,
riding it deep
into the white and then
the straightaway
where ..
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A Poem by JR
They say he looked just like me
they say he wrote poems and stared up into the night sky
they say he timed the satellites
they say he was chu..
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