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a
Heaven's haiku
the lost explorer,
gnarly stars not
withstanding
penance, his flashlight
erin-cilberto
7/1/17
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Window Seat
i'm the
disillusioned saint
the bad angel, wings in
blasphemous flap
torn shoulders, no one
can rely upon
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Benediction of Irrelevance
everyone
said she was so pretty
her glorious curls,
her dove soft skin
shimmering in sunlight
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in you
emergency
embraces,
miming lip service,
entwined in the chaos of
life
the sanctuary
a ride in the ambulance
of fr..
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Sleight of Heart
breathless,
we searched for shelter
in each other's warmth
dazzled pillows welcomed
our heads
as we san..
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Patchwork "Dear John's"
is there an eloquent goodbye
or are we just passé
old lovers with short memories
but long faces,
shouted t..
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through the lens of a different era
you
were my high-rise sweetheart
fifth floor
blondness
the breakfast lady with
a win..
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a certain truancy
we woke
up in the end lounge
of a bell-bottomed
dormitory
studying anatomy
but skipping class
for p..
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prospector
blurred
inferences
dark glasses shelter a
burnt heart
the seeing was
believing,
but blind pupils don't
learn the ..
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Lon Chaney Jr's Kin
across
the table,
they glare,
across the aisle,
separation is whole
an entity acting in
parts
th..
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