Category Archives: National Poetry Month

Talisman

Posted on April 13, 2014 by dhadbawnik

I thought I had escaped death that one time and that other time, but it hung about me a talisman in the shape of a toad. It is important to note I had two arms, two legs the full use … Continue reading →

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Body

Posted on April 12, 2014 by dhadbawnik

I stand perfectly still and wait for my body, all day if I have to, listening to those who whisper my name, Jesus Allah and the others who have it all wrong, we are all of us sinners and none … Continue reading →

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Double

Posted on April 11, 2014 by dhadbawnik

My double is not out there but right here, feeding quarters into a meter be careful I want to tell her don’t drop any this is fabliaux wherein you dip the length of a horn solo to save the falling … Continue reading →

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Delay

Posted on April 10, 2014 by dhadbawnik

Delay the only thing standing between us delay what you said out of muscle memory how my body moves when I think to curl around another in love is only delay the illusion of standing still or hoping to stop … Continue reading →

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Question

Posted on April 9, 2014 by dhadbawnik

Question got down from the hood of the car she was due in Australia gold dust smearing her skin Question they said the light is shit let’s try this one more time the glassy hour that flashes high on a … Continue reading →

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Path

Posted on April 8, 2014 by dhadbawnik

I see myself walking on a path but there is another path deep in the trees I want to be on but cannot see the way through, then see myself walking on both paths at once not quite in a … Continue reading →

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Love

Posted on April 7, 2014 by dhadbawnik

I kneel, crawl, worship Love for I am Love or I hear Love or at least I remember it, what it felt like alone in a room waiting to be found before words came and gave everything body, I remember … Continue reading →

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