tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12504762690493516162024-03-13T16:45:03.507-04:00if a circle has no edges then why is andy warhol's campbell's soup can edgyH.C. KOHmichael (h.c.) kohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479102276654542993noreply@blogger.comBlogger286125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250476269049351616.post-14424223403258701962012-06-13T22:13:00.003-04:002012-06-13T22:13:57.975-04:00we are all headed due westspeckled cat staring off into the tumbling<br />
laundry captivating its mind as<br />
the flash player drones on moaning<br />
the porn that you've put on before your<br />
heart attack and your body is on the floor<br />
sunlight touches your sleeves<br />
a fleeting shadow as a small breeze<br />
enters and leaves from your<br />
open window and it<br />
brushes by the orange and ruby curtains<br />
your roommate bought you<br />
because she thought you were<br />
just another loser<br />
<br />
tears are the lubricants that resuscitate<br />
and turn the cogs of your bodily self<br />
you once said drinking alone three nights ago<br />
<br />
you are on the floor expressionless as<br />
two women and a man writhe in agony<br />
on a blanketless and pillowless bed<br />
the timer ticks by to its finite conclusion<br />
<br />
you are on the floor on your side<br />
and your dick points due west—<br />
the way you had intended to leave<br />
after you had finished masturbating<br />
<br />
and your spectacles are wetmichael (h.c.) kohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479102276654542993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250476269049351616.post-81876412707533823242012-04-27T14:39:00.001-04:002012-04-27T14:39:18.809-04:00just fucking touch me already<br />
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<br /></div>
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i am on the floor masturbating<o:p></o:p></div>
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thinking of pol pot<o:p></o:p></div>
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and jamba juice <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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my eyes are closed shut and i can see<o:p></o:p></div>
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the dizzying stars watching me<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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i am on the floor<o:p></o:p></div>
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waiting for you to come home<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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a book isn't open unless you turn it to page one<o:p></o:p></div>
<!--EndFragment-->michael (h.c.) kohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479102276654542993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250476269049351616.post-10980426426012902872012-01-29T23:17:00.001-05:002012-01-29T23:19:16.659-05:00gros calini shit on my face today<br />
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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thinking it was a good day to shit on things i like<o:p></o:p></div>
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it's january and there is no snow and i am shitting myself<o:p></o:p></div>
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and the rain collapses down on me but<o:p></o:p></div>
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i am shitting on the computer<o:p></o:p></div>
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i am shitting on the stove<o:p></o:p></div>
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i am shitting on the piano<o:p></o:p></div>
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i am shitting on the gerbils<o:p></o:p></div>
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shit grabs me by the throat<o:p></o:p></div>
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and suffocates my brain and i can't think of<o:p></o:p></div>
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the shit i want to shit on<o:p></o:p></div>
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and feel neglected and wronged<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
‡<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
make green tea<o:p></o:p></div>
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think green waves<o:p></o:p></div>
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and green cucumbers <o:p></o:p></div>
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the air is dry and green<o:p></o:p></div>
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mermaid tits aren't green<o:p></o:p></div>
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panda bears tell me<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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‡<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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palace of dosas<o:p></o:p></div>
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remind me of pizza pie sized pita breads<o:p></o:p></div>
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rolled up like a waffle cone<o:p></o:p></div>
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and served with a lot of colors<o:p></o:p></div>
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that remind me of hummus<o:p></o:p></div>
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but don't taste like hummus<o:p></o:p></div>
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don't feel like hummus<o:p></o:p></div>
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a panda bear asks on facebook<o:p></o:p></div>
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'hey minneapolis peeps, what is a good/creepy gay bar these
days?' <o:p></o:p></div>
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i wonder if they eat dosas too<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
‡<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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that time a panda bear asked me for directions<o:p></o:p></div>
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i pointed him to the direction of the zoo<o:p></o:p></div>
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and he knew where i was pointing,<o:p></o:p></div>
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flipped me off and didn't thank me<o:p></o:p></div>
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i guess panda bears aren't as stupid as they look<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
‡<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
opium dens full of crack addicts<o:p></o:p></div>
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doesn't make sense like when<o:p></o:p></div>
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a panda bear asked me for directions<o:p></o:p></div>
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and i pointed him to the direction of the zoo<o:p></o:p></div>
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to which the panda bear thanked me and<o:p></o:p></div>
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sauntered off and i heard a loud scream <o:p></o:p></div>
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that vaguely sounded like 'fuck you'<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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‡<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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a sundry store opened next door over<o:p></o:p></div>
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owned by a nice couple i heard<o:p></o:p></div>
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they are panda bears<o:p></o:p></div>
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and eat bamboo shorts<o:p></o:p></div>
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in the spring and eat<o:p></o:p></div>
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silk stockings in the winter<o:p></o:p></div>
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i guess they don't eat dosas<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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‡<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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a complete wreck<o:p></o:p></div>
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garbage truck ate a cashew carrying <o:p></o:p></div>
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van<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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cashews are on the floor mixed<o:p></o:p></div>
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in garbage and i can see<o:p></o:p></div>
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an orange popsicle melting<o:p></o:p></div>
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on the pavement peppered with<o:p></o:p></div>
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cashews, i think<o:p></o:p></div>
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this must taste delicious<o:p></o:p></div>
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but a panda bear laps it up<o:p></o:p></div>
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and i feel cheated<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
‡<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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i ran into a panda bear at the park<o:p></o:p></div>
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he was very polite and<o:p></o:p></div>
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asked me if the zoo was hiring<o:p></o:p></div>
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and i told him i didn't go to the zoo<o:p></o:p></div>
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the panda bear looked shocked<o:p></o:p></div>
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i felt embarrassed <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
‡<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
a short man knocked on my door today<o:p></o:p></div>
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he asked me if i had seen<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
a panda bear running <o:p></o:p></div>
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running?<o:p></o:p></div>
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no<o:p></o:p></div>
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i told him i had not<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
‡<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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a panting panda bear lay in my<o:p></o:p></div>
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backyard murmuring<o:p></o:p></div>
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we fight for shorts but<o:p></o:p></div>
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we fight for shirts too<o:p></o:p></div>
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and i suppressed a giggle<o:p></o:p></div>
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because he was naked<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
‡<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
i had a open fire pot roast<o:p></o:p></div>
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that night<o:p></o:p></div>
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and another night too<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
‡<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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it's hard to explain<o:p></o:p></div>
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when there is<o:p></o:p></div>
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a dead panda bear<o:p></o:p></div>
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in your garage<o:p></o:p></div>michael (h.c.) kohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479102276654542993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250476269049351616.post-43639091560428450032012-01-25T13:15:00.000-05:002012-01-29T23:15:52.811-05:00only if you had given me a blowjob in the library<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
motionless<o:p></o:p></div>
<!--EndFragment-->michael (h.c.) kohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479102276654542993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250476269049351616.post-72941815778091319252011-11-15T13:11:00.000-05:002012-01-29T23:12:34.431-05:00thanks rube goldberg<br />
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thanks rube goldberg<o:p></o:p></div>
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bottle raised to mouth pulling<o:p></o:p></div>
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string attached to lever attached to fork striking<o:p></o:p></div>
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switch turning stove on heating the water <o:p></o:p></div>
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boiling sending <o:p></o:p></div>
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steam onto washcloth<o:p></o:p></div>
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now soaked with steam <o:p></o:p></div>
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sent downwards to sleeping dog<o:p></o:p></div>
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slapped on the face by soaking washcloth<o:p></o:p></div>
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wakes up hits head on plywood<o:p></o:p></div>
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reverberations shake vase<o:p></o:p></div>
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falls on seesaw <o:p></o:p></div>
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opens up rabbit cage<o:p></o:p></div>
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rabbit runs to carrot<o:p></o:p></div>
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carrot detaches from slingshot<o:p></o:p></div>
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beads thrown out window <o:p></o:p></div>
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lands on car<o:p></o:p></div>
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alarm rings <o:p></o:p></div>
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girlfriend wakes up slaps me on the face<o:p></o:p></div>
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and asks me to never do this again<o:p></o:p></div>michael (h.c.) kohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479102276654542993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250476269049351616.post-54505086949090124862011-09-16T05:19:00.000-04:002012-01-29T23:14:23.643-05:00life of broken vinyls<br />
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life of broken vinyls/<o:p></o:p></div>
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disheartening remedy/<o:p></o:p></div>
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disappointment evidence/<o:p></o:p></div>
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imperfections through prisms/<o:p></o:p></div>
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effervescent/<o:p></o:p></div>
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broken tooth/<o:p></o:p></div>
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and dripping limbs/<o:p></o:p></div>
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and holiday feet/<o:p></o:p></div>
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and gumdrop cheeks/<o:p></o:p></div>
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a dancing macabre rooftop hung-drunk dying breed/<o:p></o:p></div>
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that which unto itself is drawn/<o:p></o:p></div>
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quartered and dried/<o:p></o:p></div>
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modern voodoo/<o:p></o:p></div>
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embrace/<o:p></o:p></div>
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silent cigarette smoke/<o:p></o:p></div>
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dusty fingernails/<o:p></o:p></div>
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clench/<o:p></o:p></div>
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thinking of you/<o:p></o:p></div>
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sing blue/<o:p></o:p></div>
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dancing jeans/<o:p></o:p></div>
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bodiless perfection/<o:p></o:p></div>
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flowing curving/<o:p></o:p></div>
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visceral translation/<o:p></o:p></div>
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lying softly/<o:p></o:p></div>michael (h.c.) kohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479102276654542993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250476269049351616.post-72183800603181820152011-09-01T22:20:00.002-04:002011-09-01T22:22:04.956-04:00to claim it was a fabrication means you don’t acknowledge life<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">we are all complicit</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"></span><br />
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don hats of apathy<br />
master nothing worthwhile</div>
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over 300,000 dead in 6 weeks and<br />
no one bats an eye<br />
we drink lipton iced tea to this day<br />
and remain oblivious of deaths that portend more impending death</div>
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causality drives our intentions<br />
but that is not true</div>
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failure and desire<br />
rule our social interactions<br />
but that is not true</div>
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rejection and terror<br />
run it awry</div>
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dying because of curiosity<br />
at risk of finding it</div>
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steamboats plunge into icy waves<br />
steel shots slugged inside<br />
bodies sink when weighted</div>
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thousands litter the shore<br />
brazen fires light the mountaintops<br />
holes are plugged and there is just one way out</div>
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innocence ruined before your eyes<br />
murals painted on ground<br />
towers decay and attract scavengers<br />
not a soul blinked to see half a million disappear</div>
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buried in anonymity</div>
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small donations of generosity<br />
are never left forgotten<br />
but to filter out evil<br />
all is bleak</div>
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she killed herself by a cornfield</div>
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aren’t we all a little bit dead<br />
already</div>
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michael (h.c.) kohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479102276654542993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250476269049351616.post-63465133107780995082011-08-04T09:44:00.000-04:002011-08-04T09:44:14.515-04:00five-way<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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drinking in the sunkiss</div>
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we are all sunkiss't<o:p></o:p></div>
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sushi after 4<o:p></o:p></div>
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bright beams yes<o:p></o:p></div>
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brighty eyes<o:p></o:p></div>
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highwaves<o:p></o:p></div>
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highwayes<o:p></o:p></div>
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my life is wafers<o:p></o:p></div>
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is that so wrong<o:p></o:p></div>
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apparently so<o:p></o:p></div>
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i think<o:p></o:p></div>
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phone tickets<o:p></o:p></div>
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phonetickets<o:p></o:p></div>
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phonetic squealing my bones seem to be squash and my eyes
are dilated to the extreme <o:p></o:p></div>
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I feel bone sponge –<o:p></o:p></div>
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and it's negative inside<o:p></o:p></div>michael (h.c.) kohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479102276654542993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250476269049351616.post-73007658293916852452011-06-20T09:50:00.002-04:002011-06-20T09:50:40.827-04:00she wanted to get drunk with me here<div class="MsoNormal">
a north wind blast straight down the valley<o:p></o:p></div>
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hit my face here and here <o:p></o:p></div>
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red<o:p></o:p></div>
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waiting for the sky to clear<o:p></o:p></div>
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ringing in the distance<o:p></o:p></div>
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muffled shouts
dying whispers<o:p></o:p></div>
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don't want to be alone<o:p></o:p></div>
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grey cat's tails flicker on and off<o:p></o:p></div>
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midnight summer evening<o:p></o:p></div>
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she wears blue sun gown here<o:p></o:p></div>
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flats and ribbons too<o:p></o:p></div>
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cityscape beyond maize here<o:p></o:p></div>
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trolley cars present without conductors<o:p></o:p></div>
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wired
trails frayed from misuse<o:p></o:p></div>
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empty station <o:p></o:p></div>
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hidden edward hopper painting here<o:p></o:p></div>
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girl kiss boy kiss girl kiss boy<o:p></o:p></div>
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share lips and drink from same cup boy<o:p></o:p></div>
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share straws and fries pass the vinegar please</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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candy drugs soda<o:p></o:p></div>
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traffic lights flash here<o:p></o:p></div>
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breathing<o:p></o:p></div>
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green<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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she wanted to get drunk with me here<o:p></o:p></div>michael (h.c.) kohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479102276654542993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250476269049351616.post-74533417398241783232011-06-16T20:13:00.002-04:002011-06-16T20:13:32.723-04:00YO THERE IS A FLOTILLA BY THE BANKS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /></div>michael (h.c.) kohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479102276654542993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250476269049351616.post-87918609894315093782011-06-13T18:48:00.000-04:002011-06-13T18:48:15.071-04:00don't leave<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v89q66Pu4iU/TfaTqCy-5wI/AAAAAAAAALk/NphsPMG-RSM/s1600/dont%2Bleave.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="250" width="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v89q66Pu4iU/TfaTqCy-5wI/AAAAAAAAALk/NphsPMG-RSM/s400/dont%2Bleave.png" /></a></div>michael (h.c.) kohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479102276654542993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250476269049351616.post-27648074204996888152011-06-08T18:21:00.003-04:002011-06-08T18:22:50.562-04:00mix tape (part of 1994summerblues series)<div class="MsoNormal">
she held the cassette in her hand</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
and threw it at me<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
the tape broke when it hit the sidewalk<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I saw her hair wave as the ocean air filled my lungs<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
and the beach drowned out our tears<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
songs of our love <span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>gone<o:p></o:p></div>
<!--EndFragment-->michael (h.c.) kohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479102276654542993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250476269049351616.post-12508122061227264652011-05-08T10:17:00.003-04:002011-05-08T10:21:06.396-04:00rendezvous de aout (part of 'rendezvous...' series)the sun is brilliant<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
edith piaf sings to me<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
milord sing with me dance
with me <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
my pen drinks the ash from the lucky<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
chante
milord chante<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
the paper is stained with ink and coffee<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
and the air smells of garlic and toast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
patrons buzz and staccato laugh<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
but stop to stare<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
when you walk into the cafe<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
all is quiet but dear edith continues<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
padam padam padam<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
'life is pure <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
but I am not innocent'<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
you had once told me<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I dreamt of
you last night<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
a time when
we were pure<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
heavy drunk eyes land on me<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
to grab my face <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
smells of fresh cigarette and faint lilacs possess me<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
mon
ami mon ami<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
let
me drink from the cup and see to it that you are full<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
we reminisced about the day<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
your nails are polished and white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
dimples – your smile<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I look towards home<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
the sun is brilliant<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
orchids are in full bloom<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
edith piaf serenades my tired ears<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Capucine full
of life<o:p></o:p></div>michael (h.c.) kohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479102276654542993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250476269049351616.post-84324178515568623012011-04-27T10:30:00.002-04:002011-04-27T10:30:36.276-04:00there is an unmarked grave behind the palisades mall<div class="MsoNormal">
mother i am fine<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
i am the farthest thing from the truth<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
mother i am alright<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
there is nothing to be afraid of<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
mother i am okay<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
there was nothing to hold on to<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
mother i am dying<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
the only thing that kept me alive<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
mother i am dead<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
the dreams i dreamt were only dreams<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
i am drowning <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
in all of the bitterness <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
i am head down in the field <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
and i am dreaming <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
my eyes wide open <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
for the last time<o:p></o:p></div>michael (h.c.) kohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479102276654542993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250476269049351616.post-48267613419810522522011-04-20T16:23:00.001-04:002011-04-20T16:24:14.259-04:00[ph]antom cosmo[nauts]>>fantom cosmo-nots<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
I.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<o:p></o:p></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
[(m/[e)/at]]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
[(t/[e/a)r]]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
bot[<b[(ot>(to)]m)]<o:p></o:p></b[(ot></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
II.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
torre bert <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
november 1962<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
3 crew sky-high <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
alexey belokonev<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
another man<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
finalist woman<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
sheet metal cone<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
sun visor reflector<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
green blinking bulb<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
do this for mother<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
it is our god-given right<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
frantic message<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
conditions growing
worse<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
why don't you answer<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
we are going slower<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
the world will never
know [(a)[b/(o/ut)]] us<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
III.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I/am/lost/in/this/haze/of/dust/...<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
everything/is/satisfactory/...<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
we/are/orbiting/the/earth/...<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I/am/lost/in/this/haze/of/light/...<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
a/break-up/a/fight/a/domestic/...<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
fire/lunik/reentry/failure/...<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
listen/listen/listen/listen/...<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
nothing/is/what/it/seems<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
IV. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
heartbeats breathing from impending failure {gennady
mikhailov}<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
V. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
who is this<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
faint and dismissive<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
trans mission metal<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
bits and confused<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
air tight locks seal<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
her life shut<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
fright marches fear<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
dark and ghastly<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
twisted and torn <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
her voice pierces out<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
radial rhythms circadian<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
patterns but she is not there<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
nothing to see nothing<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
to find <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
all that's left –<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
her voice asking for help<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
VI.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
she deleted me<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
brushed me away<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I am nothing now<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I will never be found<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I live in darkness <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
forever<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
5 in 6 <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
20 in 22 <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
where have I gone<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
brushed me away<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
mother surely did<o:p></o:p></div>michael (h.c.) kohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479102276654542993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250476269049351616.post-59291515445202317652011-04-11T09:32:00.000-04:002011-04-11T09:32:18.046-04:00dirt fingers cause infections (part 2/7)<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">2.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">cold grey and wet<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">grit sweat and tears<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">mismatched brick<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">layers jun's body <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">jutting out in<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">the jetty<o:p></o:p></span></div>michael (h.c.) kohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479102276654542993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250476269049351616.post-17527011048189442402011-03-30T12:42:00.003-04:002011-03-30T12:42:36.280-04:00the world's most terrifying landlady kicks the bucket<br />
We today<br />
determine one thing:<br />
value of life<br />
<br />
touching on<br />
traumatic life<br />
<br />
asking<br />
the jurors to see<br />
through her eyes<br />
<br />
"You have heard of the despair<br />
the anger<br />
resentment<br />
<br />
would you want that to happen to yourself<br />
Would you want that to happen to your children<br />
<br />
believe there is<br />
reason for us to be<br />
here on earth<br />
<br />
somehow enhance<br />
humanity, to love, to<br />
touch each other<br />
to breathe easier because you have lived<br />
<br />
testify for Dorothea Puente<br />
<br />
understand why so many people testified and asked<br />
to spare Dorthea's life<br />
if you have ever fallen<br />
down and stumbled on the road<br />
of life and had<br />
someone pick you up<br />
give you comfort<br />
give you love<br />
<br />
understand why these people believe<br />
life is worth saving<br />
<br />
human quality<br />
deserves to be<br />
preserved. It is a flame<br />
of humanity that<br />
burned<br />
Dorthea since she was<br />
young<br />
<br />
That is reason to give<br />
life without the<br />
possibility of parole<br />michael (h.c.) kohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479102276654542993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250476269049351616.post-20501998660100124432011-03-29T16:07:00.001-04:002011-03-29T16:07:12.775-04:00if I could recycle lives, I wouldn't do it at all<div class="MsoNormal">
a shift in bodegas<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
where I learned<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
how to gamble <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
and drink beer<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
elias the general<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
manager –<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
rotund hairy<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
individual<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
worked late nights<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
elias and I were<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
friends <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
we drank beer <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
in the back<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
and smoked <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
cigarettes in<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
the front after<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
drinking beer<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
in the back<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
we were pretty<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
good friends<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
he told me<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
'I never learned<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
how to swim'<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
and took a <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
drag from his<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
menthol cigarette<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I shrugged and<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
said 'you<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
have time<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
just take a night<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
off or something<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
and we can go to <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
a pool'<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
we agreed that<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
was a good idea<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
he went back inside<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
and I left with<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
his pack of cigarettes<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
in my hand<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
the next morning<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I woke up <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
and got dressed<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
and went to<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
say 'hi' to elias<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
because I am a <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
good friend<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I biked five miles<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
to find out his store was<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
roped off <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
and I learned that<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
elias was shot<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
in the face by a<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
pistol and crashed<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
backwards onto<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
cigarette cartons <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
that we planned to<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
steal one day<o:p></o:p></div>
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