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The trackmarked pain on the televisions face raining out and cocooning his grave was not a very good advertisement for reincarnation Wake up at last near the worlds end crescent in fetal shape symptomatic riding electric spasms of rampantly distasteful nervous system Insolent huge anxious insect squirming monster specimen hid in a safe watchful eyes blinded by heaven next to me was vending machine annihilation Cartwheel of half eaten hint of red tapeworm breathing concrete pages of dreary neon lighted soul suffocating streets filed to a pulp Beer drinking benders on Saturday mornings no concept of time vibrations running spit on floor of reality Psychological moral and artistic problems suicide gallows with teeth in a grotesque nightmare interlude of cellular panic Your old and valued friend of detrimental poetic tendency has defected there is no treatment - is it wrong to make the patient as comfortable as possible? You should have seen a glass of whiskey slaying Goliath on a respirator superior yet terrified the frivolity felt more lubricated then usual (mixing another scotch stroking his brain) now that the music has faded I will sleep until the end of time in a porcelain bathtub Capillary incision catalyzes tongues of a flare ten shades of green that flings ignited subject exploding into space “Come on out old troll, let us put daisies in your hair” Sanctuary in the embalming to emaciate the wings Do angels ever cut themselves shaving?

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 2/7/2016 11:00:00 PM
PAUL, Enjoyed the way you expressed every line. Please keep writing and sharing your poetry. LOVE LINDA
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Date: 9/5/2009 7:52:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week>>James
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Date: 9/3/2009 8:47:00 PM
In answer to that wonderful last line, I don't believe I've ever seen a hairy cherub ... great writing here, Paul and congratulations on having it featured this week here at the Soup!
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Date: 9/2/2009 12:17:00 PM
This is a well deserved feature … what a creative, wonderful poem, I love every bit of it. You are such a great poet. Please keep writing and congrats on your poem being featured this week. Hope to read more of your wonderful pieces. You are great Paul! Adeleke
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Date: 9/1/2009 6:23:00 AM
Congratulations, Paul, on having your well-written poem featured this week. It was fun to read. Keep writing. Lovingly, Dane
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Date: 9/1/2009 2:19:00 AM
Paul, congratulations on your feature this week...Raul
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Date: 8/31/2009 4:21:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Paul. Hope to see many more of yours featured. Love, Carol
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Date: 2/25/2009 10:51:00 PM
Paul this is a very interesting poem - I do recall my wife ever cutting herself shaving she is the only angel that I know personally - Welcome to the soup - God Bless, MJ
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Date: 2/25/2009 9:06:00 AM
I dont think they have to shave....lol. Laurie
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