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TODAY I LIVE Yesterday I thought about the furnace That will
TODAY I LIVE Yesterday I thought about the furnace That will blaze me into ash, About the group of freshly bathed Mourners, seated in formation N...

When I finally have my book of poems, I will sign them for people,
When I finally have my book of poems, I will sign them for people, I will read it alone near a fire, roll it up, like a fly swatter, point to a market...

KNOWING THAT ALL IS WELL When winter arrives, She collects her
KNOWING THAT ALL IS WELL When winter arrives, She collects her sweaters From the drawer, a coin purse Full of nickels surprises her, Last years h...

TO THE LAWS OF HUNGER What leaves the sycamore tree Stripped to
TO THE LAWS OF HUNGER What leaves the sycamore tree Stripped to bone of its orange And brown leaves, Leaves the iris of the once hungry, Leaves hi...

I SEE THE BROKEN IN ME I see the broken in me, The part that
I SEE THE BROKEN IN ME I see the broken in me, The part that lost and returns With a grimace, That soft, unresolved Weeping of things Then I fee...

MI AMOR I only wanted her to see me, deeply, I think, but what she
MI AMOR I only wanted her to see me, deeply, I think, but what she was looking for, was herself. When she went in, she was more like a butcher, tearin...

LOOKING FOR A WILD BEER IN AMERICA The white mans grandpa white
LOOKING FOR A WILD BEER IN AMERICA The white mans grandpa white hair Coming out of his ears and nose, His map of the Rio Grande mug, His red neck,...

THE MYSTIC: The Mystic looks into the sky, draws a line from one
THE MYSTIC: The Mystic looks into the sky, draws a line from one star to the next. He understands, that his skin is like a leaf, that autumn will come...

I STOPPED DREAMING I stopped dreaming- In the window there was A
I STOPPED DREAMING I stopped dreaming- In the window there was A boy’s face I am no longer That image I stopped dreaming And my door was half ope...