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A Colonized Mind

...In the chambers where thoughts are supposed to roam free, Foreign voices echo, not belonging to me. Words planted like flags on conquered territory, Thoughts that flower in soil not my own. ......

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Categories: mapmakers, corruption, freedom, introspection, metaphor,
Form: Free verse

By Any Other Name

...The river’s not really a river ‘Cause water can flow either way. Right now it is tumbling downtown. Tomorrow? I simply can’t say. The jet skiers seem not to mind much; The same for each tugboa......

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Categories: mapmakers, river,
Form: Rhyme

Human Holding Tanks

...A concerted body of thought Primes the guarded pump Each driving rendition, a version The sculpture of well attuned days This time around Jaundice backseat drivers Underwhelmed by gangrene javelins ......

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Categories: mapmakers, allegory, dedication, people, old,
Form: Free verse

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