Tragic

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The Gagging of Gaza

revenge might well be sweet .. but genocide leaves a dreadful...

Somewhere
in the distance
through
the cross hairs
and just
a touch off...

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The Sun Smiles Despite It All

The Sun Smiles Despite It All

The sun whisked its long lashes
Smiling down upon us
Crowds, shouts, a standstill train in...

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XU Lizhi: I Swallowed a...

By Xu Lizhi (28 July 1990 – 30 September 2014)

XU Lizhi: I Swallowed a Moon Made of Steel

Translated by Yiyan Han , 2023-10-01 (c)

I swallowed a moon made of steel
bolt and nut as...

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While Out Busy Partying

For little j always remembered with BIG love and respect ..

He was not good enough
for her, but she
was far too good for him ..
Yet my how her...

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Clearly Departed

of course accidents happen, this one tho' never should...

Clearly departed,
as indeed
you most recently
and likewise,
now irrefutably...

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I Was Married To My Sister

This is a fictional poem but it may actually be reality for...

When a preacher pronounced my wife and I to be man and wife, I kissed her.
But my wife and I were...

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Rationals Sprout From Trauma

Rationals Sprout From Trauma

Isn’t it fascinating how memories of abuse or terror can be reduced to mere flashes? Sparks of a camera...

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Exit Stage Left

Exit Stage Left

In all the world I see,
Lonely people like me.
In all the world I hear,
No uplift;...

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MY NAME IS MICHAEL

My name is Michael how are you doing today ?
When he said that to me I didn't know what to say...

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Forgotten Flowers

Forgotten Flowers

Where the meadows forgot to grow their flowers
Where the sun chose never to rise
Where wishes...

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Story of a Boy Who Was...

Story of a Boy Who Was Lighter Than Air

Story Of a Boy Who Was Lighter Than Air

Once upon a time, many years ago
There was a gloomy...

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Ah-Weh-Eyu - Pretty Flower

Ah-Weh-Eyu - Pretty Flower

Ah-Weh-Eyu - Pretty Flower

Ah-Weh-Eyu,
my pretty flower ..
Daughter
of the...

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HE'S A RESIDENT TOO

He stood out in his town like a sore thumb
No one has time for this helpless bum
Mumbling...

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Peaches

a 575 haiku

Peaches

Peaches ripen then
They rot and fall food for worms
Elsewhere children...

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SKID ROW

Can a girl of twenty one feel safe on Skid Row ?
The answer all too easy and is definitely no...

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Death in a hotel room

Death in a hotel room

A famous star on stage
A tortured soul when hidden away
Sad lonely premature passing
...

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Bittersweet symphonies🥲

Bittersweet symphonies🥲

And as a choir of chirping birds sweetly sang symphonies of a melody

Church bells serenaded...