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A Song

A Poem by SLOVA

Something's wrongI don't think we're getting onSome kind of sad phenomenonAm I the only oneworriedWe're twenty-oneYour apartment's in the upper echelo..

Man in Profile

A Poem by SLOVA

To which cheek does a heart respond?To the left, where may light caress the skin, compelled by a notion of shame and pity to remedy a poor face?Or to ..

The Immortal Jellyfish

A Poem by SLOVA

Now and thenI lie awakeAnd pretend that I amCompletely differentI take my own handAnd pull it hardUntil the bones popUntil the fingers hurtAche as I m..

The Use of Narcissus

A Poem by SLOVA

Oh! Deep water, where my lover leansSuffering because he tooIs lonelyAble only to reach outFingertips to themselvesMouths to mouthsEnduring vanityWadi..

Elderheart in Wax Paper

A Poem by SLOVA

My skinPaper thinParchedWhiteRed streetsBlue highwaysAn obedient coreSacrificialFor the artificialUnhappyBut not apologeticRemediedBy strangersSunken ..

Gilver

A Poem by SLOVA

Have youheard himComing through the streetsThe man that walks alone at nightAnd minds the company he keepsHave you heard himbreathing in heartbeatsHe ..

Maybe Thoughts Shouldn't Become Comments

A Poem by SLOVA

if my god isunlike your godand he iswhose god do you thinkis better?my god says to obeybut so does yoursbut my god gives me a choicebut so does yoursm..

Enduring

A Poem by SLOVA

If you ask me how long I've loved youI'd say all this time

Declaration

A Poem by SLOVA

When small god says that I should not eat the third grape, but the fourth or fifth, I listen, for I have no other religion than the religion that is m..

The Hook

A Poem by SLOVA

I've let go all but with the fingertipsI stay for the humorand the notorietyBecause I'm being fed these scrapsof acknowledgement that don't satisfy me..