Wilyem Clark : Writing

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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

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

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.

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 . . .

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

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

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

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..
Social Distancing

Social Distancing

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


. . . is the worthy buzz wordiness of the day,But people are already too isolated,Too "into" themselves,Too enisled in cushy, sedentary clefts,Inverte..