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I swept out the corners of my mind today
In short shallow strokes
Not knowing if the dust disturbed my life
Or if my life disturbed the dust.
In short shallow strokes
Not knowing if the dust disturbed my life
Or if my life disturbed the dust.
Literature
Toast
Straight up, my friend:
that's the only way to drink a poem.
I raise my glass,
I know the drink, I know the game.
I don't want
your fancy blends,
mingled scents
a wine that doesn't know how to touch my mouth!
I raise my glass
and when I drink I understand.
My poison knows its purpose
and if you offer me your cup,
yours had better know it, too,
'cause I don't want to die confused,
amused, abused?
I choose
another death:
straight up, my friend,
straight up.
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exhibit.
Nanny thinks the carpet is too soft
to be my torturecage
and the sofa and endtables are poor
jailbars, but we
are feline and we're too tough to care
bigsister and littlesister are lioncubs today
baby lionesses, authentically,
we even lap milk from
ceramic bowls, bellies swollen from
the orders we give: 'emily, you're the
zookeeper.
Get us more milk.'
She hates serving us, she's only four
but she's getting strong and someday
she'll earn predator status.
(give thanks that we do not consume you, emily,
your fingers peek through the cagebars and
they are white and young and blood
is sweeter than breastmilk)
Roar. We are learni
Literature
Housewarming
She opens windows
in their wintery home, hopes
to let the cold out
when it doesn't work
she scratches matches to life
and burns the house down.
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After reciting my mantra for the night, just before succumbing to sleep, this popped in my mind.
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Beautiful! Feels like meditation 
