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A Poem by hjcm
pool of eye
depths that I cannot tell
but I eventually got there
in a whisper
and now I simply want you
me and some guitars
amped ..
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A Poem by hjcm
Corner-light on the
building injecting
colour into the
dusk-chilled sky;
skeleton tree;
in this world
behind blinds
(for we are ind..
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A Poem by hjcm
Hearing your name on the
lips of a stranger
who didn’t know you,
hadn’t felt the touch
of your tongue, unravelled
a large section..
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A Poem by hjcm
Two sets
of glasses, straws forming
a letter
where they cross. Last
night
I turned over and over,
hand curled around
a heartbeatless fa..
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A Poem by hjcm
Skin covers so much more
than flesh, bone, muscle,
the organs with which I
love;
it’s easily broken or
tainted
when someone carele..
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A Poem by hjcm
Batteries all run
out, conditioner and
an empty takeout box used
for keeping food fresh. I
wish that
for once
I would become the sma..
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A Poem by hjcm
Shadows of dancers
in the window,
painted in
club lights,
moving to the beat
at my back.
(The patterns growprettierwith time,
inste..
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A Poem by hjcm
Long hallways and
high-arched
windows fringed with rich
drapery.
Silver laid out on the
table
ready for luncheon
while outside the chil..
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A Poem by hjcm
The sky outside is
dawnwash purple;
puddles cradled into dips
and niches:
the relicts of yesterday.
The old widow walks on by.
She is no..
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A Poem by hjcm
Light shines through
curtains
that can’t hold back the
light for too long.
There’s a shape of the
morning outside
and I&rsq..
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