Idioms ‘Я’ Us
a dim bulb only casts a bright light
about 2 feet down the pole
that it is stuck to
and the lurking building did share this opinion
from atop its foundation
in the dark
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The Empty Theater Requires No Lines
surrounded by
other words of lesser stature
a word
surrounded by
other words of lesser stature
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Subjective Extrapolation
a fictional dj
in a fictional town
spoke fictional words about life
over a fictional radio frequency
that only existed on tv’s during the 1990’s
funny
the fictional people we gravitate to
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Unrest in the Forest
digital words were once held captive by paper
paper was strong as brick
ink was the liquid
that held like mortar
digital words were once held captive by paper
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Fill in the Blank Day
there’s an old saying in Tennessee
i know it’s in Texas
probably in Tennessee
that says
____ me once, shame on — shame on you.
____me — you can’t get ____ again!
Them’s the Who’s
all of my heroes are transparent
so that i may see through
them
none of my heroes can see me
because i am invisible to
them
my heroes and i
all transparent
invisible to those who are
them
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The Death Throes of Winter
sea lions belch loudly in the distance
robins singing while they hunt
worms hiding
bugs dying
spring
has sprung
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The Vigilant Lens 