A good poemcaptures the essenceof something, or of everything, in the fewest words possible. Truth does not needto sing, campaign, or serenade;it might take a lifetime to figure out,but only a sentence to translate. Craig …
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The Bottom
The Bottom I’ve been to the bottom and back. Sometimes I leave because they kick me out,other times I get enough sense to leave on my own,but mostly I can’t remember why or how I left. Usually I …
The Truth About Miracles
You’re often in love with strangers,And still too young to recognizeThat none of your fantasiesHave ever become real. The strongest emotions you feelAre for those with whom you’ve interacted the least,The places you’ve never gone, …
Lightning Bugs
You can tell a true lover by the gifts they give. When you only get them on occasions, dutifully,when millions of people probably got the same thing, Love is coerced. The true lover finds you giftsrandomly, accidentally;the …
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Only the obedient know what they want. They’ve seen enough of the worldTo know the size of their appetites,And the flavors they most enjoy. They dedicate themselves to these limitationsAs though they have more honor than those…
