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It's especially hard To feel excited About Friday night out When you sit alone At one's two-drink minimum Funeral parlor. The grain's been reape..

The boy in the basement Is no longer a man. Haven't seen him in ages, A whole triple-year span, But I hear he's regressed Back to embryo-hood, P..

To prepare: Chew on some blue, grapefruit-flavored bonbons, Sour motes that adhere to the nooks of your molars. Rinse out the doll baby bottle and ..

To ask to be loved Is a colossal demand. (Perhaps too great to ask at all!) This is not the palsied sort of love Bracketed in ironic quotation mar..

In the fullness of time I will stabilize, I will find my proper orbit Among the gassy giants. Once in place and with a sense of purpose, I will s..

Everyone is a liar, No one is sincere. The selfish self is all that matters. The achievements of the past Amount to nothing. Industry and honesty..

As I read Anaïs Nin, I think of all the things denied me. Oh sure, I'm grateful for what I have-- Good health and financial stability-- But b..

I am the pachinko ball That fell too fast, That landed too far In the billiard blast. I am the pellet That does not score points In the ping and..

Many evenings as I approach the abyss, The well of sleep, My body is racked with painful spasms, As if I'm nearing the event horizon That fringes ..

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