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obsolescence of telephone poles

Capitalism quieted,

Posted byZakJune 16, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

rage has had its time, see it walk softly off?

a gentle
and faded
obscurity.

Posted byZakJune 15, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

beyond our sight, we wonder if we are still there

the breath
is a swinging door.

Posted byZakJune 14, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

it was polished when i received it, reflective, i wait for it to tarnish

before this
current iteration of
Human,
others lived.

Posted byZakJune 13, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

some person on a motorcycle decides to run from the police

in the foreground,
many people
do many things.

Posted byZakJune 12, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

track 1 side 1

it isn’t a city
anymore.

Posted byZakJune 11, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

sage in the small woodstove

the metal buildings
of the fish processing plants
are a pleasing shade
of blue.

Posted byZakJune 10, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

a circle turns to spiral

in spite i sit inside
on a sunny day.

Posted byZakJune 8, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

the house of the ever-setting sun

the spent oil tanks
eventually fill.

Posted byZakJune 7, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

transistors and satellites

the window
is blown out.

Posted byZakJune 5, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

no damnation, no deliverance

are you a
reductionist?

Posted byZakJune 4, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

if you’re a thrown rock then might as well be a thrown rock

a way to
attempt
to be
happy

Posted byZakJune 3, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

pulling our wait

you can stick
to your guns,
i’ll stick to my
feet.

Posted byZakJune 2, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

pesto grilled cheese on sourdough and bulgur with cilantro and parsley

the land isn’t
bothered.

Posted byZakJune 1, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

chicago at sunset, as seen from indiana

folded and tucked
into a drawer

Posted byZakMay 30, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

tricks and magic

when the wind blows
the photos blur.

Posted byZakMay 28, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

self liberate even the antidote

it isn’t
disassociating.

Posted byZakMay 27, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

an economist at play

without
the carrot
of killing,

Posted byZakMay 26, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

there are really only a handful of people

i haven’t much,
still,
i’ve an excess.

Posted byZakMay 24, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

health forces sale

he walks ahead of me
on the wooden dock
and i wonder,
somewhat sheepishly,
why he is still
alive.

Posted byZakMay 21, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

set the timer for 30 minutes so that the music shuts off even if you’ve fallen asleep

this i am
clear about.

Posted byZakMay 20, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

maybe portugal or maybe paris or maybe northwest chicago; emptiness and fullness are the same thing

it’s a quiet street.

Posted byZakMay 18, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

i don’t think it’s “important” but i do think it matters

i don’t drink beer
anymore

Posted byZakMay 17, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

i thought at first it was a human child but then realized it was just just a bundle of trash and food

open your eyes
and there’s a
rock.

Posted byZakMay 15, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

a grassland dreams of trees

the air is very clear.

Posted byZakMay 13, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inPoetry

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