ONE VISION OF THE WORLD
one vision of the world
is me staying inside and
not talking to anyone
TWO VISIONS OF THE WORLD
two visions of the world
is me at cocktail hour and
not talking to anyone
TWO AND A HALF THINGS I’VE DONE TODAY AND
ONE THING I HAVEN’T DONE IN A WHILE
i’ve done two and a half loads of laundry today
i haven’t done any illicit drugs
in a while
QUESTIONABLE SEXIST
imagine mark wahlberg
playing classical piano
is that sexist
THE INHERENT BEAUTY OF WORDS
i don’t want to read words
i want to read songs and films and thoughts
i don’t think about the inherent beauty of words
CHAMPAGNE
pretty much every time
i’ve ever drank champagne
i’ve been hungover
THEY DO AND THEY DON’T
you do things you think will make you better
you don’t know which does what
they do and they don’t
A JOB
i have a job that
is basically worthless
besides the fact that it gives me money
INCREASED APPETITE FOR READING
i wonder whether my increased appetite
for reading will have any ‘positive effect’ on my life
before i thought no but now i think yes
AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD
i want to eat ‘authentic’ mexican food
and then be forced to keep eating it until
i never want to eat anything ever again
BEING WHO YOU ARE
how do you feel about being
afraid to stop being
who you are
A SIGN OF INTELLIGENCE BUT ALSO STUPIDITY
thinking you are the smartest person in the world and
thinking you are the dumbest person in the world is
a sign of intelligence but also stupidity
THAT MOST SPLENDID OF RINGS
two fingers not alone
in two circles
find a home
HOW EASILY
how easily we
want to believe
what we believe
LONG ORBIT DERMATOLOGY
yearlong period of rain
followed by yearlong period of sunshine
i wonder how that would affect skin
NO CORRELATION
are successful people more
or less inclined to bite their nails
or is there is no correlation
INCOMPETENT THINKING
one can really get to thinking
about levels of incompetence
but then all you're doing is thinking
PRE-DRUGS
do you know it’s not real
do you like how it feels
and is there ever enough
GOOD EAR
i’ve never known the notes
to your heart's song
but i know how it goes
COBRA KITE
it would be a
terrifying thought to some
if snakes could fly
POST-DRUGS
you know it’s not real
you like how it feels
and there’s never enough
SHADE OF BLUE
there is a shade of blue
that i keep in my heart
the same color as your eyes
LIGHTER SHADE OF BLUE
there is a lighter shade of blue
that sleeps in my nervous system
the same color as your fingernails
ANGEL ASLEEP
she was angel asleep
when i finished
my story
I PROBABLY WOULD BE FINE WITH YOU BITING OFF ONE OF MY EARS
she gnashes her teeth at me
her big dough eyes cancel
the ferocity
THE SIZE OF THE UNIVERSE
how could something
so beautiful be this
close to me
OH WOW GREAT
trying to think as objectively as
possible will reveal the betrayal
i’m coming over but don’t wait for me
A-TEAM
think about a certain person who
i can’t admit i admire
a hummingbird
WHY DO I WANT TO KNOW
there is a place
in the middle of
alone forever and something
DEAR READER
what would you need to see here
to think anything other than
that was a horrible poem
FRENCH ONION SOUP
there was
a dream
that was french onion soup
PICKLE LAMPS
the children
now speak
of pickle lamps
SENTENCED TO DEATH
convicted poets
shall be
sentenced to death
INVISIBLE SIGN
invisible sign
labeled
poetry
SKIN
visible sign
labeled
body
CAN
container
signifying
symbol
HAIR DRYER
appliance
crafting
hair
MEDITATIVE GIFTS OF GRATEFULNESS
in every
numbered breath
a prayer
TWENTY REASONS TO FEEL HAPPY
gold then silver then bronze then stone
erect the superstructure of
my soul
INFINITY EXPANDING CASTLES
my soul lives
inside the big bang of
infinity expanding castles
FINITE SET OF CONTRACTING CASTLES
my soul dies
outside the black hole of
a finite set of contracting castles
TIME SPONGE
heightened urgency
wrings waste out of
the time sponge
TERRIBLE SPONGE
i will succeed
to banish that
terrible sponge
THAT DARK HALLWAY BETWEEN
POVERTY AND PROSPERITY
how many capitalists
does it take to screw
in a lightbulb
THE MOST INTELLIGENT THING
I CAN SAY ABOUT MARXISM
i don’t know
anything about
marxism
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