Rocker
She’s an old rocker And that’s still how she rolls The music still moves her Right down to her soul She’s no longer pretty…
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American Scar
It was a day designed by hate The goal to crush and maim Those lacking understanding Seeking someone to blame I remember the fear…
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Perspective
It’s not what you expect Or even what you don’t It’s what you never thought possible That can sway your hope The moments you…
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Heat
In the upstairs bathroom, I practiced with paint — eyes, cheeks, lips. The New York summer dragged on, humid and misty. Cousin’s grunge bands…
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A Change
You watch your boy with his girl at the ballgame At the frosty freeze. He is bumbling. Clumsy. He is awkward. Unmannerly. Pop music…
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The Deacon
When his name was announced What the silence pronounced Was the soul of the Sabbath Day crowd They had come here to see The…
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Egypt In Winter
These hills become Egypt in winter leafless mountains transform to pyramids, their outlines made triangular by winter’s dusting forsaken branches worship invisible goddesses —…
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