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Arythmic Offerings
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Unsteady theories of the cosmos
Slip-slide against each other.
Poems turn the earth on its head;
Poetry makes the world go round.
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When god made the wheel,
Man put it to work (and himself).
Put your shoulder to the wheel -
Put your back to it!
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She never expected the spokes to snap
Back to ancient spears
Only good for hunting.
If you'll hunt, I'll gather.
(But who gets the farm?)
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As we wade through jellied time,
Life comes back around,
Shelling peas while living in pods,
The future is the past and the past is gone.
Throw anything at me -
All but a gasp is gone.
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And when we're home,
You put your forehead to my spine
So my strength enters your dreams.
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Nested realities furl in on themselves, and each other.
Worlds warp through the window as I turn my head.
I see lights in my tea and darkness in the mirror,
Ready to take on the night.
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Keys grow like thorns through my fist,
Words imprint from the page to my skin,
But you can't press flowers in a kindle.
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Let the cycle flow and retreat.
Reset and start here.
Why does softness hurt the worst,
Why do feathers break us down?
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I offer up my vices, coffee and fantasy
Like memories of furtive kisses mine to keep
No longer.
(But the bruises are still so satisfying).
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AKB 2019
take me with you when you go away
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it's probably paranoid
but his generosity beats like a burden.
always even in his eyes.
faking and taking
the fastest and the fanciest;
what to watch for?
follow the money, follow the lady,
take a bit of a chance
with a little bit of skill.
like playing poker with a god on your side,
it's a hell of a ride.
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fighting gets you caught,
gets you noticed gets you killed.
racking up the charges,
keep me close and train me well.
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give it away, toss it aside.
scatter it in sterile soil,
gamble if you like.
but never, ever burn it.
('cause I'll know if you do).
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never get attached to your cash,
'cause when you're strapped for it,
you can't forget what it was
to live without it.
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be rich for a day or a week
you'll lose it.
money like that ties you down,
trips you up, takes you
out of this world.
can't do anything with it,
can't do without it.
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fly through the sky,
fall down from Mars.
and when you're back,
when you land on the earth
earthed like lightning,
what do you do?
case the next mark, pick the next stop
on the road.
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hang your hat where you lay your head,
no. hold up your head.
walk into the space like you own the place
(you do).
and here's the key:
he'll always come back 'til he doesn't.
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never seen the ocean
never seen the border,
and it'll be warm and it'll be wrong.
and whatever magick fills you.
and whatever gods protect you.
it's a full-time fucking job.
so I think I'll stay right here,
not going with you when you go.
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and I'm playing telephone with my life
and I make a fool of myself with tongues and truth,
I make a fool of myself with words and teeth,
but I never make a fool outta him.
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so it's raining shoes and sipping liqour,
wishing you well, a well-wisher.
words stretch and slip beneath my lips
so I run
and I sit
with the silence
(not him).
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AKB 2019
take me with you when you go away
/
it's probably paranoid
but his generosity beats like a burden.
always even in his eyes.
faking and taking
the fastest and the fanciest;
what to watch for?
follow the money, follow the lady,
take a bit of a chance
with a little bit of skill.
like playing poker with a god on your side,
it's a hell of a ride.
/
fighting gets you caught,
gets you noticed gets you killed.
racking up the charges,
keep me close and train me well.
/
give it away, toss it aside.
scatter it in sterile soil,
gamble if you like.
but never, ever burn it.
('cause I'll know if you do).
/
never get attached to your cash,
'cause when you're strapped for it,
you can't forget what it was
to live without it.
/
be rich for a day or a week
you'll lose it.
money like that ties you down,
trips you up, takes you
out of this world.
can't do anything with it,
can't do without it.
/
fly through the sky,
fall down from Mars.
and when you're back,
when you land on the earth
earthed like lightning,
what do you do?
case the next mark, pick the next stop
on the road.
/
hang your hat where you lay your head,
no. hold up your head.
walk into the space like you own the place
(you do).
and here's the key:
he'll always come back 'til he doesn't.
/
never seen the ocean
never seen the border,
and it'll be warm and it'll be wrong.
and whatever magick fills you.
and whatever gods protect you.
it's a full-time fucking job.
so I think I'll stay right here,
not going with you when you go.
/
and I'm playing telephone with my life
and I make a fool of myself with tongues and truth,
I make a fool of myself with words and teeth,
but I never make a fool outta him.
/
so it's raining shoes and sipping liqour,
wishing you well, a well-wisher.
words stretch and slip beneath my lips
so I run
and I sit
with the silence
(not him).
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AKB 2019
Carrying Mountains
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How many have you broken? Upon your rocks.
How many raised up? Upon your wings.
How many stumbling survivors like me?
To calculate its worth, tit for tat, one for one.
A feeling, an impression, class degree.
A mark scheme accounting for history.
What price three years of life?
Toss a coin, stab in the dark - love/hate, good/bad.
Worth(less).
What price pain if light outweighs it?
My heart or a feather, my kingdom for a feather.
Tot it up, take an average.
How incommensurable this experience.
Just pebbles in my pockets that I carry with me.
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AKB 2017
Carrying Mountains
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How many have you broken? Upon your rocks.
How many raised up? Upon your wings.
How many stumbling survivors like me?
To calculate its worth, tit for tat, one for one.
A feeling, an impression, class degree.
A mark scheme accounting for history.
What price three years of life?
Toss a coin, stab in the dark - love/hate, good/bad.
Worth(less).
What price pain if light outweighs it?
My heart or a feather, my kingdom for a feather.
Tot it up, take an average.
How incommensurable this experience.
Just pebbles in my pockets that I carry with me.
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AKB 2017
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Sitting on the bus
In my mouth the taste of tea
Maintaining my calm
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AKB 2016
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Sitting on the bus
In my mouth the taste of tea
Maintaining my calm
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AKB 2016
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Rice sweets and macha
Complementing each other
Rest on my palate
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AKB 2016
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Light shines down through trees
Bokke on my camera screen
Dapples now captured
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AKB 2016
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Light shines down through trees
Bokke on my camera screen
Dapples now captured
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AKB 2016
A Love Affair with the Earth While the Sun Looks On
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The earth is your home
The sea, my legacy.
Every edge of me touching
Every edge of you.
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I say touch, I mean push, nudge
Sometimes I bite
And you crumble
Into my mouth
Then rebuild, elsewhere.
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In the cracks between my toes
Only sand grows.
Wan like my frost
Not the kind dark
Where good things thrive.
Bees won't land on me.
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Glacial, I melt on hot days
My ridges recede, oceans rise.
In loving you, I flood you.
Resistance isn't futile
In this war we call a game.
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In the trenches we plot attrition,
Waves like infantry carry it out.
You let me brush up against you,
Still you roar,
And smile sideways with knowledge.
I'll never win.
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It's a race to the end.
Blood in my ears, oil in your blood.
You taste the salt and spit it out.
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Unstuck and out of synch.
Here are my offerings.
There's no man here
Just entities
Beyond belief.
And still, all I ask is:
Will you touch me?
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You push inside of me
While I only lap at your thighs,
Twisting and calling
Breathing in and out with the moon
While your rhythm waits on the sun.
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The sun, giver and taker
Beats down hotter, beams out brighter
Burns the world and starts anew.
I wouldn't want it without you.
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AKB 2019
A Love Affair with the Earth While the Sun Looks On
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The earth is your home
The sea, my legacy.
Every edge of me touching
Every edge of you.
/
I say touch, I mean push, nudge
Sometimes I bite
And you crumble
Into my mouth
Then rebuild, elsewhere.
/
In the cracks between my toes
Only sand grows.
Wan like my frost
Not the kind dark
Where good things thrive.
Bees won't land on me.
/
Glacial, I melt on hot days
My ridges recede, oceans rise.
In loving you, I flood you.
Resistance isn't futile
In this war we call a game.
/
In the trenches we plot attrition,
Waves like infantry carry it out.
You let me brush up against you,
Still you roar,
And smile sideways with knowledge.
I'll never win.
/
It's a race to the end.
Blood in my ears, oil in your blood.
You taste the salt and spit it out.
/
Unstuck and out of synch.
Here are my offerings.
There's no man here
Just entities
Beyond belief.
And still, all I ask is:
Will you touch me?
/
You push inside of me
While I only lap at your thighs,
Twisting and calling
Breathing in and out with the moon
While your rhythm waits on the sun.
/
The sun, giver and taker
Beats down hotter, beams out brighter
Burns the world and starts anew.
I wouldn't want it without you.
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AKB 2019
Pick 'n' mix: a sketch to match my poem. Day 1 and my first try at Inktober. A slightly different take on 'Ring', perhaps. Repost with alt text.
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The boxing bell sounds;
I step out into the ring.
As I hit, he kneels.
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AKB 2019
Day 2: Mindless? I certainly felt it. More of a doodle than anything... Now with free haiku!
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Brainless not mindless.
Sure, don't mean you can trust me...
Decide for yourself.
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AKB 2019
Day 2: Mindless? I certainly felt it. More of a doodle than anything... Now with free haiku!
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Brainless not mindless.
Sure, don't mean you can trust me...
Decide for yourself.
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AKB 2019
Day 3: Bait. To reel 'em in. Another poem to go with my sketch and I'm falling for Inktober. Hook, line, and sinker.
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My heart on a hook,
Such sweet bait to catch a crook.
My soul on a string.
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AKB 2019
Day 3: Bait. To reel 'em in. Another poem to go with my sketch and I'm falling for Inktober. Hook, line, and sinker.
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My heart on a hook,
Such sweet bait to catch a crook.
My soul on a string.
/
AKB 2019
Day 3: Bait. To reel 'em in. Another poem to go with my sketch and I'm falling for Inktober. Hook, line, and sinker.
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My heart on a hook,
Such sweet bait to catch a crook.
My soul on a string.
/
AKB 2019
Day 4: Freeze. Couldn't get this out of my head today.
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Bright noise, Loud lights flash.
Freeze! Hands up, Down on the ground.
Mess of cops and kids.
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AKB 2019
Day 4: Freeze. Couldn't get this out of my head today.
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Bright noise, Loud lights flash.
Freeze! Hands up, Down on the ground.
Mess of cops and kids.
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AKB 2019