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I had to walk by you
And feign indifference;
That was hardly the time or place--
The spur of the moment, the public arena--
To make a move.
But..
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Is this ache merely cynicism setting in,
Or has the whole world turned surly and vile?
Has friendship become an outdated notion?
Is backstabbing ..
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Salvia: Dinky windsocks
Sticking out from a stem,
Or maybe curled tongues
Dripping saliva.
Shift that I, and there you have it--
Salvia.
Marig..
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I am an Ashiq in spirit,Conceived in Qadir's mystic hourWhen the rivers cease their swirlings,When the trees and grasses whisper,When Elias haunts the..
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I play the long game,Combinatorial eloquence.If strangers on subways can ask where to go,Then someone can ask...But will I go?The deejay's booth resem..
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(With apologies to Mr. Longfellow.)I.Here I stand by Gitche Gumee,By the shining Big-Sea-Water,What we now call Lake Superior,Still a shining Big-Sea-..
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I saw you everywhere, at all times:
Drinking boilermakers at Freddie's.
Riding the ultralong Rosslyn escalator.
In your mailman garb heading home.
..
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A furnace of light invades the rear room;
What lies beyond cannot be seen:
The glare is incredible.
In the margin of darkness
Insecurities hold sw..
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Ferocity drives my private thoughts;
Is it fair to condemn all humanity
For stupidity and wrongheadedness,
Versus lauding the noble one percent,
A..
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Bare trees in April,
A stark and indefinite spring.
Our middle region's weather patterns
Are disrupted, spiking back and forth
In irregular heartb..
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