Monthly Archives: November 2011

In Flight

Posted on November 30, 2011 - 9:15 pm by Jonathan Berger

IN FLIGHT Approaching clouds through the air sailing past worry and fear coasting faster than feet can fly speeding towards your destination hurtling forward, free is a beautiful thing. To be in flight beyond question is extraordinary and almost worth … Continue reading →

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Cap’n Spaulding

Posted on November 30, 2011 - 9:01 pm by Jonathan Berger

CAP’N SPAULDING It’s a travesty, he said that you’re not better treated. Your art is astonishing and you are an icon. Your performance was stellar he said and the disrespect you experienced, well, he said, it makes me sad. A … Continue reading →

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Erroneous Opportunities

Posted on November 30, 2011 - 8:12 pm by Jonathan Berger

ERRONEOUS OPPORTUNITIES I would poke out my eyes to look at you tear off my lips for a kiss I would pour out my mind for a simple chance to dance or have i done that already? Maybe I have. … Continue reading →

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My Brother

Posted on November 26, 2011 - 6:58 pm by Jonathan Berger

MY BROTHER My brother, the husband My brother, the businessman My brother, the homeowner My brother, the musician My brother, the younger. My brother, the bright one My brother, the responsible one My brother, the first in his class My … Continue reading →

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An Embarrassment

Posted on November 22, 2011 - 8:04 pm by Jonathan Berger

AN EMBARRASSMENT What we did the other night after hours in absence of clothes may have been a mistake. It may be the kind of thing you no longer do so quickly so freely. It may be the kind of … Continue reading →

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From a Distance

Posted on November 22, 2011 - 7:53 pm by Jonathan Berger

FROM A DISTANCE You’re the kind of girl in high school I would have killed to sit next to only to find spying occasional glances at your gorgeous profile how I had nothing to say no way to imagine dialog … Continue reading →

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My Intent

Posted on November 22, 2011 - 7:33 pm by Jonathan Berger

MY INTENT Words fail but words are all I’ve had and I have no way to present my appreciation without. Better folk could show you emotionally what you mean. Others could express just what you signify physically. I have no … Continue reading →

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Opportunities Unlimited

Posted on November 22, 2011 - 4:13 pm by Jonathan Berger

OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED The lessons of youth before school before peers when it’s just your family wishing you the best and telling you tales, those lessons are lies. You cannot be anything you want to be. There are not opportunities unlimited … Continue reading →

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Tales

Posted on November 22, 2011 - 4:10 am by Jonathan Berger

TALES I worry that some of the information I grew up with may well be faulty. My face never froze in any particular shape – maybe I’m malleable; but I think mama lied. I’ve done tons of Google-research and seen … Continue reading →

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“The Political Sitch”

Posted on November 22, 2011 - 12:13 am by Jonathan Berger

“THE POLITICAL SITCH” Yes, I guess you’re right. I guess I have written a thousand poems about you many which I thought were about something else. That piece called “The Political Sitch” was clearly about the time you didn’t return … Continue reading →

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