the old lights
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They came from all the boat docks, by the water that grew smaller each day As it conceded to this particular East Texas July heat We grew stronger until the... Read More
OUR BEAR AND OUR WOLF
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Our bear and child of bear Waking us A fourth time I woke up and got out of the stained sheets, mattress Soft and bitter, rind of memory Exposed From... Read More
editors note:
All our unknown aspirations, howled and growled in animal intent. (Read another from Cheyenne on his page; a companion to this one, an age-old adage from when were young. Check it out!) – mh clay
UNABLE TO DREAM
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Texas Wilderness Dead against all the towns between Waco and our sacred reservoir Never thought to teach our children all the feelings Covered like guilt in the unexpected snow of... Read More
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Disconnected, daunted wake-dreamer, solitary sleeper… all. (Read more of Cheyenne’s madness on his page; a celebrated sameness and a wasted word land – check’em out.) – mh
SUMMER DOGS
Clouds waft over our sex bodies Tight canvas shorts cut from pants that were tight A small shirt that's lasted years Short sleeves A certain easiness with words Proper social... Read More
HAPPY HUMAN
Oh happy human Why does freedom taste like Gun metal scraping against concrete daydreams Less passionate fools Grinding iron against the history of simple men Blood from gums in the... Read More
NEON SNAKES
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One snake sleeps in the forest, by the lake The other in my bed One snake knows everything but cannot move The other knows how to read newspapers One snake... Read More
editors note:
Snake as noun, adjectivally colored. Snake as verb, our winding path in a motionless machine. – mh
HELLO AMERICANS
Dead across our sovereign countries Across Great Plains A dust bowl of consciousness Everything we mistakenly thought was ours Dead soldiers of a forgotten foreign war Gravestones and credit cards... Read More
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