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Tag: Poetry

a breakfast moon // senryu

Authors Note: To follow on from ‘Pretty Boy’, this linked Senryu displays my contempt for those who judge what others … More

fatphobia, haiku, narcissism, Poetry, senryu, truth, writing

how to be alone: the remix

learning how to be alone used to come naturally to me. it really wasn’t a big deal. nobody would pick … More

depression, Fame, insecurity, Poetry, prose poetry

#Ghosted//Essay

They tell us that the world doesn’t owe us anything, that people don’t owe us anything. In their view, the … More

depression, love, mental health, mental illness, Poetry, writing

Twitter//Tanka Poem

they shit on you fromgilded thrones with amethyst stones that give them allthe power to pick you up and throw … More

Poetry, social media, tanka, twitter

ole’ ricky//tanka

After American Beauty (1999)  talk to me through the gaps in your shaded window whisper sweet nothings into my tiger balm ears press your … More

american beauty, film, Poetry, tanka

beauty in the world//haibun

After American Beauty (1999)  we talk about life as we talk about death, with a fondness that only gets sweeter … More

american beauty, film, kevin spacey, Poetry

Wedding Bells//Haiku & Photography

lemon scented trickswith rose gold hearts and feathersvenus rules us all

black and white photography, haiku, Photography, Poetry, wedding, wedding photography

homesick//tanka

my stomach is full of egg yolk balls, plump and livelike a grenade ofhomesickness that I cannotescape from this time

homesick, Poetry, tanka

This Is What Happens When You Leave Me Alone – D.T. Robbins//Book Review

D.T. Robbins is an intelligent man. He’s also amusing, which always helps. His shitposting on Twitter makes me laugh, but … More

book review, Charles Bukowski, Poetry, poetry book

bourgeois//haiku

hell is the smoking gun of high society wearing their death masks

haiku, haiku poetry, Poetry, Society

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