my family tree
is a long line of failures
mostly suicides
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when you swim upstream
it's harder, but at least you
know you're not driftwood
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Twin Americas
Sharing nothing but the name
This one's not my home
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The worst part of the
"Loneliness of modern men?"
It's self-inflicted.
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He was so noble
Clearly motivated by
Past regrets and shame
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Sometimes I wonder
If Audre Lourde understands
How tools really work
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Siberry's tour dates:
Canada, California
And more Canada
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The Matrix, Sense 8
Dream worlds without fat people
Or rural places
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My cat loves me, so
As I sleep he reaches out
To claw my nipple
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Haiku coach is mad
"Drop and give me seventeen!"
Kick him in the eye.
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Peaks float in the sky
Low clouds cover the valley
We watch from the ground
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Plot is what we seek
Character is who we are
The End is always
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Lonely, sad and scared
And the long day ahead only
Promises housework.
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Daughter's breakfast scraps
She's right; my toast is bangin'
She's a lucky kid
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Thrilled now to inhale
Fall's first chilly morning air
Almost missed the bus
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Okay, gotta go
See ya at the next funeral
Unless that one's mine
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it's October fourth
happy independence day
my sweet Lesotho
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It's not about me
And yet, I have to live here
So... let's fix some shit.
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Vote! and then go on
Working for a better world
As if you couldn't
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If you didn't know,
"Take Your Bible To School Day"
Is a real thing now
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Vote! as if you thought
That last election was fair
And the system worked
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Vote! In order to
Make everyone else's vote
Count a little less.
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His moral compass
If he ever had one, now
Always points due south
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the right companion
you don't have to keep talking
let the silence sing
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staggering homeward
exhausted from the long day
gotta feed the cats
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lucky guy you miss
does he know ALL your faces
have you let him look
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your patient spirit
on the other side of this
knocking on the world
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a sobering thought
yes, a man could live for this
and die chasing it
(1/9/12)
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the very thought of
you melting like a truffle
crushed above my tongue
(1/9/12)
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Been slowly starving
Ran out of menus to eat
Now it’s recipes
(1/1/21)
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