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Confinement Configuration

Now my skin is turning brown,My hair, back to blond,I’ve thinned down,The dust is off,The thoughts clear,Confinement configuration,Revolution in the … Continue reading Confinement Configuration

Dog work day
city, family, life, love, persistence, Poetry, spain

Dog work day

Well,I’ve quit my job again,I’m going to get a new one,This one has been totalShit,Anyway the poems don’t pay,The baby … Continue reading Dog work day

city, food, persistence, Poetry, spain

Ants

The ants were here before us,So they make themselves at home,After all, it’s a thirty year old house,I’ve seen ant … Continue reading Ants

Gracias por todo
city, family, life, love, Poetry, spain, travel

Gracias por todo

I’m sure there’s another me,In another life,Who’s listened to his own advice,Had everything kept,Had everything suffice,Yes, there’s another me,Never griped … Continue reading Gracias por todo

city, journalism, life, persistence, politics, Work, world affairs

Election Year in the Pothole Nation

Do they forget how to smile?,Or did they all simply go to the same photographer,Klenched jawed Kodiak Kunts LTD,KKK,It’s election … Continue reading Election Year in the Pothole Nation

city, persistence, pizza, Poetry

Pizza toppings

Pizza in supermacs, 11 pm and I’m trying, Not to make eye contact, They’re more afraid of me, Than I … Continue reading Pizza toppings

Inhale, Exhale
city, love, Poetry

Inhale, Exhale

Inhale, Exhale, Open your mouth, Let it in, Smoke, Drink, Drugs, Let it flow, Flow over Blood that is too … Continue reading Inhale, Exhale

Now, Applaud this (The Open Mic)
city, persistence, Poetry

Now, Applaud this (The Open Mic)

Tell you I’m nervous, Shyly look away, Back again, Tell you, It’s my first time, Perhaps, I’ll strum a guitar, … Continue reading Now, Applaud this (The Open Mic)

I’m with you
city, love, persistence, Poetry

I’m with you

A whole city, Of black eyes And perfect teeth, Souls don’t go around, And, Buying one isn’t cheap, Shoots and … Continue reading I’m with you

The Michelin Experience (The Clove Club)
love, persistence, Poetry, Work

The Michelin Experience (The Clove Club)

And the sommeliers, Are always drunk, On half finished, Wine, And the waitresses, Are always stoned, On cheap, sleepy, Weed, … Continue reading The Michelin Experience (The Clove Club)

Escape
love, Poetry

Escape

I want to go, Live among the last tribes of the Amazon, With those who haven’t ventured out In a … Continue reading Escape

Sweet, Sweet Julian
journalism, Poetry, politics, world affairs

Sweet, Sweet Julian

Sweet Julian, dragged out, Unshaven, beaten & swift, In a muffled voice, “Britain must resist”, But, The time for change, … Continue reading Sweet, Sweet Julian

London
love, Poetry

London

One big Suicide Café, Everyone, Waiting to compete, But there’s no competition, Here, The shelves are empty, The people too, … Continue reading London

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