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Stone

Stolen from the aria Of crashing forest waters, Ripped like a body's heart; A-bleeding A stone. Stories of war shattered Long since; Dead hearts wielding World War II's disease Inside. From a trouser pocket (roaches' mealy meat) With a ...
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Other

I was the one Who looked at you from way across the room The one who felt your pain And never gave it back I cared not If you can’t even see Just by spirit Be with me I was the girl Who felt your touch On her flesh That gentleness from ...
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The Voyage

Cutting through waves A swath of foam; Green-gray curdles Trail underfoot. A raft of makeshift hopes, Adrift for days And aimless: Steered blindly on. Beyond the mist, Cobbles and rock-bits Make a swarthy testament Of lands ...
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Organized Madness: Lizard

LIZARD, by Banana Yoshimoto 180 pages, Fiction from Pocket Books "I dropped a bowl and broke it, which upset me so much that I burst into tears. Then I decided to sit down and read a comic, which made laugh hysterically. I was a total ...
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Jihad: Another Sunday Morning

reckoning has come my mama tells me that I am a heretic that I’d rather wear my unwashed denim cut-offs than kiss the feet of elevated saints Sunday morn is a struggle when I’d rather keep my eyes closed and chat to a campy ...
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