February 14, 2019
Various Online Perspectives of The 24 Hour News Cycle
I know their intent, I voted for them;
I go through their speeches,
enter the Hermeneutical circle,
derive all their meanings, find out who lobbied
whether or not they’re being racist,
or hate immigrants,
or know quantum computation,
The policy is secondary,
The final result is tertiary,
it’s only about how intent is presented,
February 6, 2019
line drawings and
pulled teeth
dipped in
cartoon apocalyptic
visions
bow
before the cyber
gods
February 5, 2019
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Blue Poem
What is your level of need
when I bubble up to say
softly, give it to me
compared to when I work it hard
like the collar off my back
on your floor is blue?
Baby talk (coo) in one ear
while you, skin pink,
float in a mix
of body condiments:
Old Spice.
January 31, 2019
Rituals
As a little kid I performed small rituals that I convinced myself contributed to preserving some balance within the universe.
For example: in my childhood home there is a banister that has a total of four knobs that are placed on top of each turn of the stairwell. I had convinced myself that I had to softly tap the top of each knob as I walked down the stairs and then blink my eyes at the moment of my light tapping.