Polly Wallace was one of those girls who, like most of the thirteen year old girls in her class, would doodle, with hearts, the name of high school heartthrob, Denis Baker, over and over again in a journal she carried with her wherever she went. She was great at blowing bubbles with chewing […]
Read more "DAYDREAMS OF DENIS BAKER"I wish I was a clown. How great would that be? Always be happy and in the mood to put a smile on everyone’s face. That would be the best. I can never do that. I wish I could, but I can’t. But maybe if I get a little red nose and a raged hat. […]
Read more "CLOWNS FROWN SOMETIMES"Maybe this is just a dream, right? Like, maybe I’m just gonna wake up and open myself into believing that everything that could have gone wrong, would have gone wrong. And this is just some little way my brain has to cope. Or no, maybe this is just a little puddle. We’re living in […]
Read more "FLAMINGOS"I met a guro in a street yard with parades and cars of hot lemonade, sun kissed where the women of the night sleep all through the day, under umbrellas perfectly patted through a nearby alley accompanied with strangers in cloth. The guro said to me, “I am the son of a sun who’s wife […]
Read more "PALACE OF RAGS AND DIRTY HATS"Dear arrogant, pompous and newly discovered storyteller, After a recent, in depth analysis of your work, I have come to the conclusion that you are suffering a disillusionment of reality and could potentially be dealing with suicidal thoughts. And because of a recent popularity in, self inflicting harm, by the consumption of Sodium Hypochlorite, which […]
Read more "THIRTEEN THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE DRINKING BLEACH"There was this dream I had That I, a son of man Made of stardust and sand Could become, more than what I am A color of a possibility A sculpture of tranquility But they do not understand They do not know who I am I am now a Paper Dragon No fiercer than a […]
Read more "Paper Dragons & Concrete Wings"There is a subject not found in books It cannot be taught in silly schools It shouldn’t be placed or given awards The subject is alive But feels absolutely nothing So is he? The Subject wakes up at 7 am He lives in a small house west of the city He is 31 years old. […]
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