Inspired by this and this. 😈 Lest I forget this, since this poem was written in 2017. i ate my soni felt his gauzy bones bendand crumble beneath my teethas I chomped and fedthe murmured musclesthreaded betwixt my teethand I grasp the collapsein the tang and hotnessas his skin slides downmy elongated gullet i ate my sonthe baneful twist and mirespirals thru my algid bloodlike dark matterand lacerates my corelike acid i ate my sonto fill a needan artifice agentthe […]

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The death of my fatherWas shocking to someBut it seemed like a botherTo someone so young Death happens for a reasonThis so I’m toldThe answer could be treasonUntil you get old An acceptance from meIn the form of this rhymeAn attempt to seeTook quite a long time To release such painIn an attempt to growAn unfettered tapped veinAn effortless flow A father that was boldAnd brilliant to the coreThe stories retoldTo make sound like folk lore One problem remainedWas the […]

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To celebrate my 50th birthday last week, here is a poem I wrote to friends & fam on my 33rd. Apologies to allFor not returning your callAnd thanks for the birthday wishesI was in the midst of doing dishesI turned off my phonePerhaps to be aloneNot really – Went off to peeNo – not under a treeHit end ‘cuz I just knewThat it would ring while I was in the looThen I’ll simply have to admitThat I almost didn’t make […]

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