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Blowback

...Saying
something witty
while having nothing
to say

Is like
spitting in the wind
to stay out 
— of the spray

(Dreamsleep: March, 2025)
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Poetic Podcast Episode 21 Bop

...
Avoiding taboo and chasing followers
has taken art in a bromidic direction;
Everyone’s so worried about blowback! 
Creativity is now clouded imagery;
Softened up playing to the masses,
no long...

Why He Killed the Emperor, Part Iii

......“ ‘I used to love talking with friends,
they gave such meaning to my life,
but after watching them all die…
it no longer makes my eyes bright.

“ ‘I’ve loved women of every type,
indulged in...

Expresso Shot

...
“Expresso Shot”

He drank tibetan milk tea 
from his saucer
like a cloistered munk 

his conversation 
was hushed and tinctured 
with fountains of try-too-hard satire 
...

The Water Song

...The first visible ray of sunshine
Is snatched from the unyielding sky
Murky waves lurking in a single line
Turns the tide in a significant way.

Hymns are sung to the melody of water...

Bright Uproar

...en*L*I*G*H*T*ened babbling shocks
burst out of bubbling rocks
bright spots erupt over a smoldering landscape
(hot inflation begets Pomp & Circumlocution)

snowballs explode in a gritty paradise
...

Smokescreen

...11/6/22

Still I struggle to find the words
As I fight the urge
I'll either go under a tidal surge
Or make it out in the end I might emerge

Everyday, I've been getting carried away
Just putt...

Strawberry Kisses

...
"Strawberry Kisses"



temptation 
covert operatives

brush contact 99
coquettish Smart near misses 

flirtatious crispness
in the velvet tim...

Is Joss Whedon 'I Am' - Christ Reincarnate

...Is Joss Whedon ‘I AM?’ (1) Christ Reincarnate?
                  I Think That That’s Doubtful!

More than Trump ‘IS’ (1) (by light years)! Joss’ fan...

Fraudian Slip

...
Don’t pardon those demockratory quips,
them dishonest mistakes
Unless you love
walking thru a field of verbal cow chips

Beware! Aye lips very often halitosis snip

Here is a rue unpa...

Foggy Noise Blowback

...
You got your patsy finger 
pointing at me,
but what about your 
other three pointing back

I don’t have to be 
a math genius
to thumb my nose at that

Always trying to spittle throw...

Events Beyond Our Ken

...Events beyond our ken and control
   trigger nausea in our soul
Incidents of abusive police attacks
   lead to destructive civilian blowback

Feelings well up from deep within 
   that media hu...

Blowback

...Words,
a mouthful of sonic projectiles, 
little payloads of hurt,
rage-tipped,
enough pain
to stop any assailant,
ready to explode into the 
few feet of air between 
you and the target,
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Wistful Accursed Penniless Fate God Dime Mitt

...Wistful Accursed Penniless Fate...God Dime Mitt!
(neither defamation, nor blasphemy meant, sans Title)

Despite ingestion of
     anti anxiety medications
     ferocious hellish onslaught
     ...

Life With Trump Xvii

...The Donald supporters were pissed
But Dorian Gray they have kissed!
Measured in fathoms
Their brains’ empty chasms
All hail the chief narcissist


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