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Forgive me my nineteen nineties’ proto-emo reference point, but Dear You: your presenting ideas for an upcoming poem entitled “Ice Cream Sandwich,” rathering than simply writing a poem entitled “Ice Cream Sandwich,” was a daring move. Not necessarily a good … Continue reading →

You wake upexcited, determined, nervous. You have a mission that you don’t really understand. You stretch the inches from the bed to the recliner to get to work on the poem. You know its title but nothing else about your … Continue reading →

There is a trick that I used to try when I wasn’t able to rev myself up to do the thing I needed to do. I would look at myself (if there was no mirror around I would look down … Continue reading →

It wasn’t so long ago that it happened. It was on the West Side that the meeting occurred where among the shoddy white corridors of power of one of the most illustrious schools of its kind I had the select … Continue reading →

Thanks for showing me the way. I know now how to search when you go (which you always seem to do). Whichever way the wind blows I’ll hunt when I look for you. The places I’ll see you may vary. … Continue reading →

What happened was this: I learned to flirt in a brash untempered way. No control like a fan of flirting, blasting air in some direction not exactly clear on my target unsure of intent. I was still in school so … Continue reading →

When the sun goes down it can be beautiful, for sure but when the sun goes DOWN it will be a thing of beauty and terror that will leave other bodies dust and ours scorched marks. When the sun goes … Continue reading →

The thing about media is that if what you’re consuming right now is bumming you out, the next thing you consume – you know: watch or read or listen to (maybe eat or drink or smell if you take in … Continue reading →

This has proven an imperfect place to work on the art. The noises and the smells are distracting as is the incessant mess. The weather – both seasonally hot and cold in varying degrees – get in my way when … Continue reading →

The power’s running out so time is seriously at a premium for me to say what I want to say and I have to be efficient with my keystrokes because if I have to correct myself I lose time and … Continue reading →