Long Dispersions Poems

(Unsigned, Sealed, and Delivered)

Part 1:
Oh I worked several years at Atari (1)
Always thinking, "It's too good to last,"
Bushnell's (2) leaving - hand writing on rampart -
Though momentum would carry us past.

Nolan's (2) vision was not...

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THE SHUNS OF LIFE
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS


This poor bloated woman, after nine months of inflamation
Dropped me off at the maternity ward, a brand new creation
She ejected me without a second thought or hesitation
Unburdening her of guilt...

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Take care of her 
Keeping toes and ties off the ground
Beware of those with savage intent
To draw her down
Beware those of quisling heart
Who seek only to pillage then plunder her 
All those faces leering, cajoling,...

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Oh, Don't Blame Me!

Oh, don't blame me, at times (if I miss better rhymes,)
When my thoughts are like Jell-O that doesn't congeal,
Must we fault 'rush to judgments,' when they're not ideal?
If my poetry fails you,...

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From the void of dispersions, the breath of my path was stolen without a whisper,
As if I were not worthy of any confession or even a drop of grace.
Just as an unseen step over leaves...

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Quite dispersions.
Peaceful allegorical dispensations.
Certain tactful dispositions.
A spectrum of disquietude.

Allegorical gravity.
The solitary wishful descents of freefall.
Long awaited acclamations of flight.

On and on, this merciful rainbow in concerts’ dawn.
A gentle dream quietly placed.
Double-fisted handfuls of sand so...

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Your punishing look;
With such venom in your eyes,
Casts dispersions upon my character;
As if my entirety you despise.
Though my error was one of innocence,
Under a rock I wish to crawl.
Your punishing look;
Can no pleasantries you recall?

Your...

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Lights fade moving away at the speed of sound
sounds glow dispersing intricate fissures descending at the speed of light
flash fictions of images color as light waves contort in rhythmic innocence
sounds paint in colored features pigments...

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COUNCIL OF WHISPERERS
they gather—
     the council of whisperers. 

their tongues are like daggers,
     sharp and jagged.

distorted by the lens of others’ eyes,
    each word,...

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The sounds of the surf
From their fluid dynamics
Wind generated waves
Worldwide panoramic
 
Capillary waves
Chorused and light
Charming all shores
Touching delight
 
Swells of the seas
In cacophony of crash
Waves in watery meet
Like a guitar solo by Slash
 
Every so...

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Collaboration with Marcello Eans

Why do we find it necessary to cast dispersions?
What is it about others that we’re so afraid of?
Could it be our own dark secrets that we don’t mention
That cause us to hide...

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  Spoken said
Verbalized declared enunciated
Given aired voiced
Brought out whispered
Proclaimed commented
Blurted breathed broadcasted

SPOKEN

Asserted affirmed promulgated
Spoken truths and untruths
Advertised where am I to be casted
Publicized overwhelmed subdued demoralized

BROKEN

Talked discussed uttered thrown up despaired
Vented broadcast gasped phrased...

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Sweet memories swerve
As winds of destiny massage into moments, times
Lullaby scents linger following the streaking trails set by memorial reunions 
Unfurling moments of childhood in tomorrow
Clouds wither tears in seasonal dew
Following the waters along the...

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Death looked me right in the eye.
It said, don't worry, it's not time to die.
But if your wondering when it'll be.
The time will come, I garantee.

Intertwining birds of prey.
Would cast dispersions feathered grey.
Which way to...

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