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You Would Think . . .

A Poem by Wilyem Clark

You would think that--after These many years on Earth-- My inhibitions would have loosened up. Some relaxation has occurred, But the critical skil..

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A Poem by Wilyem Clark

Shadows on the Internet Insubstantial beings Unreal--unreal--unreal Soon we will forget what Living people look like How skin on skin can feel T..

Variation on a Theme by Goethe

A Poem by Wilyem Clark

Here I recline, Undoing men, Those of my own image, My own race, in a subtle sense: Those that suffer, weep, Delight, rejoice, And rebel, as I d..

Villous Dreams

A Poem by Wilyem Clark

Night upon night, my head-hairs lengthen, And with all the snip and trim shops shuttered, I have to allow the transformation Into a wild-maned heat..

M.Y.O.B.

A Poem by Wilyem Clark

Poor sickly-sentimental incidental human-- He really doesn't know who I am at all. He thinks I'm predictable, pacific, restrained, On an even keel ..

Don't . . .

A Poem by Wilyem Clark

Don't come to me for advice,That well is dry.Ever since I was a childI have searched for my place in the worldAnd it has eluded me.Or perhaps excluded..

Self-sufficiency Is Key

A Poem by Wilyem Clark

In a pinch, you cannot rely on friends,Pseudo-friends, ex-friends, non-friends, the lot!For within each human lurks a foe,A contemptuous b*****d that ..

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A Poem by Wilyem Clark

I tried to persuade two mourning dovesThat our door-eave's not ideal for a nest,But they built one despite my sage advisement.I do hope the cleaning c..

On Reading Henry Miller

A Poem by Wilyem Clark

He must be the perfect imperfect companionFor these sorry, solitudinous times:A depressed maniac, a starry-eyed pessimist,An amorous, anarchistic, abe..

Ghost Nation

A Poem by Wilyem Clark

The customary haunts are empty;Echoes of footfalls do not intrudeOn the slumber of malls, arenas, and beer halls.The people are gone, as ifA dreaded n..