They slip in and out- the words we use baked in a confection that cloys ah- how we understand and misconstrue- the life of a frog. He leaps past shadows worn grimly- the cloak of atrazine worn on our grandmothers’ scars leading to malformation and death. Unending, yes eternal this passage into darkness avoiding resonanceContinue reading “Shapeshifters”
Category Archives: Language
Poetry
why is a simple question to answer gutter balls and backstabbers watergates and timetables men dying in foreign lands widows eating dog food children growing and not growing old the front pages of newspapers the back pages of autobiographies why is a simple question to answer 12/27/1979
Censored
Careful your mouth could be the death of you. Lies are easily accepted and live if only for awhile – at least it is your while.. Silence- the golden shrugs her shoulders. Turn your back – at least it won’t get shot at. Careful your mouth will bleed words. So what is this “individual?” servedContinue reading “Censored”
