moonlight a silhouette of early daffodils
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moonlight a silhouette of early daffodils
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The fall of America Didn’t happen because Of outside forces It happened because we forgot What democracy means We stood by and watched As religious zealots Worked tirelessly to take away Our fellow citizen’s rights Denying them equality We watched as gun worshipers Redefined the constitution And sold us the falsehood That we should all…
I wake to find not that I am Gregor Samsa but that I am still me. Gone is the worry of yesterday, I hold the switch to my anxiety. It is in a place I know of. Gone is yesterday’s version. Who was that guy anyway? What did he know? Today is the day. More…
I’ve seen gulfs. I’ve seen oceans that are large, and deep as a baritone. As deep as the Baltic Sea. These bodies of water are a reminder of me. I’ve swam in the Black Sea when the sky was white. Sailed the Mediterranean on my way to Egypt. Touched the bottom of the Atlantic, the…
Surf And Turf “I want the best of all possible worlds For myself!” — isn’t that what we’re Saying when we order Surf And Turf? “Yes I want a lobster tail but that’s hardly The whole of my desires and my needs. I hanker as well after a small piece of high grade Meat,…
If you went “beyond the pleasure principle,” where would you be going, and with whom? (a) the Italian Renaissance with Vasari (b) the Spanish Inquisition with Loyola (c) the French Revolution with Saint-Just (d) the Trojan War with Agamemnon (e) the American century with Henry Ford Extra credit: Although this question has no correct answer,…
With the directness of paint-thinner, Louise Carter’s “Marrickville” strips away at the euphemisms and self-told fictions a young poet must decorate her life with to sustain her vocation. A share house is “a glorified squat for people / who don’t want to pay full rent”. The poem takes its name from a historically working-class neighborhood…