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A Short Poem About Rain

Rain late at night when you are waiting for your train at an outdoor train station is much more annoying than rain when you are home in bed In the middle of the morning. Trust me. I have recent experience … Continue reading

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The Parable of the Hundred Dollars

My friend said he needed a hundred dollars. I offered him a hundred dollars. He didn’t ask for it but he did accept the cash. I made it a loan and he had difficulty paying. He had difficulty paying and … Continue reading

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Smart Mice

I don’t know how the mice have proven smart enough to open the cereal flap gnaw through the plastic to get at the breakfast cereal then escape the box and close the flap after leaving. How are they so self-possessed? … Continue reading

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Morpheus Chats: Straight Up to the Sky

I’ve been jump-flying a lot lately, just leaping from rooftop to rooftop, Parkour-style, and finding, when the distance is kind of great, that I can just will myself to stretch it, and keep in the air, even if the jump … Continue reading

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At the Open Mic

I saw there were many poets in the bill before me which normally would threaten me quite intensely but I noticed that most of them shared my first initial J, except for the one whose last name started with a … Continue reading

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Kick the Monkey

Competition is cool and all but it needn’t control your everything. You can live your life without worrying about who’s the better lover the smarter mathematician the faster taker of public transportation. These things don’t have to rule your life, … Continue reading

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A Few Regrets

I said, "You can only regret what you didn’t do." But she said, "Not true! "You can regret things that you did, too!" I agreed, admitting, "I believe you. "And further," I added, not thinking it through, "You can also … Continue reading

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The Neighbors

There is now a child living upstairs. Either that or a very excitable little person with ADHD going back and forth back and forth very very often. I have not yet met my neighbors which seems stranger since I have … Continue reading

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Both.

How about both? Is “Both” a good answer? “All of the Above?” “I can’t believe it’s not butter?” What about “We don’t need another hero?” I’ve got a lot of possible solutions to the puzzle I can throw your way, … Continue reading

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The Undeleted

I have several poems I cannot bear to share with anyone but I cannot bear to delete. A couple are too dark or personal to be anyone’s business. One is part of a series, but too redundant and uninteresting to … Continue reading

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