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the beach is alive

Friday, June 14th, 2019

The ground undulates
beneath my burnt feet, lapped by
wave after sly wave.

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equal under the skin

Thursday, June 13th, 2019

I can manage my
body. Why can’t women have
that autonomy?

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steps to dictatorship

Wednesday, June 12th, 2019

Own the media.
Consolidate all power.
Don’t show force — use it.

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life-or-death distinction

Tuesday, June 11th, 2019

This verse ends not in
a graveyard but a field where
bodies are buried.

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the long lost viking

Monday, June 10th, 2019

Alone, he neither
pillaged nor plundered, content
to go reckoning.

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stupid smart

Sunday, June 9th, 2019

We are curious
creatures but also rigid
unlearned morons.

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hole moods

Saturday, June 8th, 2019

They stood in line a
block deep for a free doughnut
to brighten the day.

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downpour on the rocks

Friday, June 7th, 2019

At long last, the rain
soaks the parched earth badly
in need of a stiff drink.

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great acceptations

Thursday, June 6th, 2019

To change the world, you
must first accept that nothing
is acceptable.

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my tenth grade english teacher’s rule

Wednesday, June 5th, 2019

The plot is the least
important element in
any good novel.

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phantoms of the night

Tuesday, June 4th, 2019

On streets and sidewalks
they roam invisibly to
oncoming traffic.

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everything is history

Monday, June 3rd, 2019

We are caught looking
backwards as our lives spin out
in dubious ways.

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loon on nineteenth street

Sunday, June 2nd, 2019

He whipped his shirt off
and juggled water bottles
while spouting nonsense.

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clear eyes

Saturday, June 1st, 2019

To be aware is
to go mad, to get mad, to
see the world as is.

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sniffing around

Friday, May 31st, 2019

New territory,
new things to smell for canine
visitor off leash.

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