Month: June 2024
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My lungs hurt but I shouldn’t stop typingshouldn’t stop asking Them what’s wrongI couldn’t possibly stop the “How can I be better?”I apologize, I meant “How can I consume every living thing in the universe?” Many economists and spiritual leaders are now recognizing externalities to growth, such as:– Death In the night heat of my…
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Your journey is learning quickly:THEY squint at questions Elders Taught for eonsas Their Eyes widen at The vanishing Horizon of answersto notice Teachings like: do not cut The body or The shall-not-be-namedgloaming in the repetitionswill fold its origami intelligenceinside The slit that goes unrepaired Then The Ecdysiastic math begins:7 swallows, 13 fires, and 42 fangs…
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without warningI heard her voiceand was afraid. sad and friendly grateful for kept booksbut I ran too late. my mouth, my father’s mouthexhale memories at the sunlighttheir evaporating under. tan legs on the dashbut my body twists at the beats of your anguishlike you scrape my chest of your mother’s ashtrays. leaning against the bookstoreI…