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Seven Subjects

Posted on April 8, 2011 - 10:27 pm by Jonathan Berger

SEVEN SUBJECTS It has come to my attention through life study and seconds of research that there are seven subjects of poetry plus one which makes eight. All the topics that have ever been written about are boiled down to … Continue reading →

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Terminate the Debate

Posted on April 8, 2011 - 11:09 am by Jonathan Berger

TERMINATE THE DEBATE There’s a movie based on a book based on a theory that if you could use more of your brain’s power than the presumed ten percent you could become an unstoppable superhero with powers far beyond those … Continue reading →

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All Apologies # 78

Posted on April 7, 2011 - 11:58 pm by Jonathan Berger

ALL APOLOGIES LXXVIII I am sorry. I am sorry I forgot how to love you. I am sorry that those things that seemed so charming, so adorable, so long ago have transformed into shuriken tossed accidentally at one another. I … Continue reading →

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Game of Mercy

Posted on April 7, 2011 - 11:50 pm by Jonathan Berger

THE GAME OF MERCY She said, "If you’re not going to play the game…" and I laughed: "I’ll try harder." "OK," she said, looking up at me, "One word, then. What is on your kitchen table?" "Dirt," I answered. She … Continue reading →

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These Wicked Games

Posted on April 7, 2011 - 11:33 pm by Jonathan Berger

THESE WICKED GAMES Never play Chicken with Steve or I Never or Mercy. That boy plays for keeps in the games children live. He is brutal and experienced and, however engaged or competitive you may be, he wins. Steve is … Continue reading →

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Under the Ground

Posted on April 7, 2011 - 11:24 pm by Jonathan Berger

UNDER THE GROUND "Renters are fifty percent more likely than homeowners to be buried alive." I did not read that on a poster this morning while riding on the train – though I thought I did. I think I need … Continue reading →

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The Trip

Posted on April 7, 2011 - 11:16 pm by Jonathan Berger

THE TRIP She didn’t want me. She swore that early on before she knew what such things meant she had sworn an oath upon eternity that she would marry a man named Mark Milton III. "Is your name Mark Milton … Continue reading →

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Notions of Flight

Posted on April 7, 2011 - 1:15 am by Jonathan Berger

NOTIONS OF FLIGHT When next you come calling I’ll be wearing more clothes taking fewer drugs and talking less shit. There will be none of the vomit the crying, spying or vying for attention. The talk will be civil and … Continue reading →

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Across the Ether

Posted on April 6, 2011 - 11:58 pm by Jonathan Berger

ACROSS THE ETHER Dear Nadine, Your pictures on your website are so beautiful so much moreso than you were when we met last week. I had no idea you were such an important artist no idea how much you could … Continue reading →

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Together Again

Posted on April 6, 2011 - 11:49 pm by Jonathan Berger

TOGETHER AGAIN You know, I don’t think they’re coming back. They’ve been in the shed for a while now and I think we’re on our own for the rest of the night. Me? I’m stuck here. Judd was my ride. … Continue reading →

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