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A Poem by Kees Kapteyn

I dress myself While you sleep Careful not to let The rustle of clothes and the rasp of zippers Pierce your silence Quiet intimacies reverse and ..

transmission

A Poem by Kees Kapteyn

A couple of beers And tonight I can argue At a speed at which I can articulate Thoughts connect with words and Words connect to speech And nothin..

sleep in

A Poem by Kees Kapteyn

Sunlight stumbles in through the curtains Like a drunken spouse returning from an adulterous absence I roll over and bury myself in my sheets and ig..

regression

A Poem by Kees Kapteyn

Illness weakens something in my core Causes a collapse, threatens my global balance Something in me is upset In my heart, the entrance to my stomac..

petition

A Poem by Kees Kapteyn

Our groins still moist from lovemaking, We lay on the cool sheets, Naked in the white light. I am declaring myself happy Imploring God to leave me..

of a woman

A Poem by Kees Kapteyn

I remember your scent used to be sweeter, The scent of firsts Lingering on my sheets for days. I would breathe you, mix you with my blood. Now, Y..

Names / O(n) Time

A Poem by Kees Kapteyn

I hold an attendance sheet in my hands Weighted with names; Surnames first, Given names last. I'm bringing these names; Absences and presen..

Judy

A Story by Kees Kapteyn

"They say we all dream in black and white, but I dream in technocolour!" Judy is a across the booth from me, talking in caffeine spu..

impedance

A Story by Kees Kapteyn

The water of the world floats in the air as a mist. It is the fog that impedes my view of the world as I drive to work, leaving a few scant feet..

Greeting an Absence

A Poem by Kees Kapteyn

I say hello to your sweater slung on a chair, Then realize it is not you. It's a wasted greeting; my greeting your absence. It's a gift I've wasted..