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A Poem by philliewig

And on that grassy shoreline there,Far from all who thought they'd dare,Far from those who'd ask, "What do you see?" "What is truth?"While we'd grima..

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A Poem by philliewig

Here lay conduct in the face of whim,Therein contained within reason: Caught between stimuli, Crossed eyes, legs a..

Starlight

A Poem by philliewig

Lying in an intersection, 4th and River Street,Painted in the colors of the sun.God only knows how you understand this,but you soldier on anyways,brig..

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A Poem by philliewig

How can we say that we know life,When this drink in which we partakeIs poisonous so,Turning all roses to weeds,Our rosaries togarrotes,These vines to ..

When You Were Young

A Poem by philliewig

We gather en masse on a dry shore,A sea of dead grass and thorns,at the dry banksAnd the doorway of a liquor store.Huddled close in this ashenLand, we..

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A Poem by philliewig

There were no words that could pierce the light of the noon-day sere.With silent glances, we scrutinized the scene.Stage left: handshakes meant to gre..

Brown Cobblestones

A Poem by philliewig

Brown rain falls down to brown streetsAnd brown shingles and guttersAs a pale fog creeps around a woman on the street-corner,Her shoulders bare, her d..

Elegy

A Poem by philliewig

In daylight's fastidious oppression -96 degrees and rising- Black beetles scuttle about the smooth marble.With incestuous airs, their midnight claws d..

Of Columbine and Rue

A Poem by philliewig

No words could bend the shallow tongue, the shrill pitch of their airs.Nor could any bow, curtsy, or pastiche of Nietzsche or Camus.Their eyes glaze o..

Id Submits to Ego

A Poem by philliewig

There's a certain flavor of psychosis,Of strawberry wine, ofGrapples and oranges.Ascertaining this quality,This condiment of hubris,By men in white co..