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  1. 04-11-2018, 05:39 PM #1
    Jerrybaldy
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    Staying in

    I could stay in my room
    And watch skin flakes
    Land on sideboards
    Spiders spin their webs
    Flies die
    Silently screaming,
    I could eat chickens
    Born to be dippers
    Watch a rectangle
    In fine HD
    Cut my nails as they grow
    Turn lights off and on
    Turn heating off and on
    Leave the house
    Return to the house
    Leave the house return
    To the house
    Walk up the stairs
    Walk down the stairs
    Grow a beard
    Be interesting
    Study the works
    Of Freud
    Make a face like
    Munch’s scream
    Draw curtains
    Undraw curtains
    To darkness light
    And rain
    I could think I’m just ace
    And have a bath
    Resplendent in bubbles
    And tea tree arrogance
    I could never leave the house
    And never miss
    A thing.
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  2. 04-11-2018, 05:58 PM #2
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    "Spiders spin their webs
    Flies die
    Silently screaming,"

    Quite evocative. Enjoyed.

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  3. 04-12-2018, 09:46 AM #3
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    That's seriously good, JB.

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    love LOVE this JB - VERY bukowskian! perhaps one of your best (the highest compliment). Existentialism rules this day
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  5. 04-13-2018, 09:27 AM #5
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    Jerry, I read it and forgot to breathe! due to which I didn't miss a thing, hopefully... a strong poem!

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  6. 04-13-2018, 09:57 AM #6
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    Loved it, Jerry. Thumbs up.
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