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A Poem by JR
Every time I’ve knocked myself down
I’ve gotten back up again
but while my back is to the floor
and my mind is torn and gray
I..
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A Poem by JR
I still remember that little place
out by the garbage chute,
on the thirteenth floor overlooking the city.
I was almost always alone out th..
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A Poem by JR
They said it wouldn’t hit us, swing south by miles
so we weren’t startled when the siren spun up
I lifted my old bones, hollowing an..
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A Poem by JR
Young men
love their music, they wrap themselves
in it like a blanket, warm chords
on guitars and recorders, mandolins
and pianos
they..
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A Poem by JR
They pulled a body
from the water, or at least
they thought it was a body;
When they got it to shore
they realized it was a mannequin
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A Poem by JR
I want to put my thought down
and I want to watch pastel of the sky;
But everyone wants gold
and vacations
and piano recitals
and plaqu..
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A Poem by JR
With a clang and a clash, the cupboards fell open
and all the dishes fell from their racks
windows rattle in their frame like chains
dining r..
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A Poem by JR
“So this is the bone of contention,” she says. She’s
winning, t-shirt, both socks, all her underwear, hat, and I’m down to jo..
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A Poem by JR
It was a wasteland, a dumping ground
a place where people brought the broken
and cast aside the no-longer-needed
there, rusted bedsprings fl..
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A Poem by JR
All this time, I’ve had
my finger on the button
all this time, I’ve had
the power to end everything
all this time, I’ve ..
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