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Tag: grunge

don’t try to wake me

I pour the Prosecco into the glass of apricot nectar. a fitting tribute to you, my dumpling, my lobster. my … More

depression, grunge, Poetry, poetry community, prose poetry, the smiths, writing community

don’t sleep on me // senryu

[H𝓪ppy N𝓪tion𝓪l Poetry D𝓪y] you’re the one with themask // with the high definitionsound system bullshit this is your true … More

depression, grunge, haiku, life, national poetry day, Poetry, senryu, underdogs, world

#Selfie//Flash Fiction

The moon has risen from its dutiful slumber, and the bright glare of my phone blinds me. The clouds partially … More

depression, Fiction, flash fiction, grunge, internet culture, selfie

self-obsession//tanka

the self-obsessed are the least intelligent ofthe species becausethey drown in their own puddleleaving them dissatisfied

grunge, intelligence, Poetry, self-obsession, tanka

damaged//haibun

the monster looks down at her fattened shell. our insides are far more beautiful than outward. the intestines thaw out … More

grunge, haibun, haiku, love, Poetry, prose

happy pill

Pressing his palm against me, feeling how it pulsates/warm as whisky on rye/switch on the radio and hear the sibilant … More

grunge, haibun, haiku, love, Poetry

Jimson Weed//Ghazal Poem

Before the moon shone, your lies kept going. I wondered how my cries stopped going. A pebble of mint, tell me your … More

death, drugs, ghazal, grunge, love, Poetry, sex

his cigar//tanka poem

he bought me those sweetitalian cherries inthe snazzy birdcagewhen he died, all I could tasteis that same peppered cigar

grunge, poet, Poetry, tanka

plath//haiku

the pot of coffee//boils on the stove with my head//ensuring my death

grunge, haiku, Poetry

sedative//haiku

aesthetically blue/a pack of smokes on her bed/cotton candy flames

grunge, haiku, Poetry

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