Tag Archives: UDPS

Haunted

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Fatesjoke

I came to the desert, to find the ghosts here were not mine. The streets were pure, the sand bleached clean. Too soon I watched the lighthouse crumble, as I walked a street strewn with red feathers. Clockwork scorpions crawled … Continue reading →

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Victims together

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Fatesjoke

I saw marks on her legs, knew I was not alone. Too dull blades birthing bright blood, checkerboard scars on dull pale flesh. Moans, once cries, now sanitized to hide forced shame.

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Posted on July 26, 2011 by Tim Keeton

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The Aftermath: A horse and man

Posted on July 26, 2011 by California Ink in Motion

Oh, Great steed with silk hair white graced with beauty pranced in moonlight bears no spiraling horn or wings to fly earthbound hoofs, incapable of flight Adorned with crown the rider takes mount dreams of triumph neglected to surmount carries … Continue reading →

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By a Thread

Posted on July 26, 2011 by California Ink in Motion

Watch the spider hang Precariously alone Far from home, its web On a single thread No control of wind and rain Blown by a dark storm Raindrops creating black holes Tears the fragile web Which keeps secure the spider The … Continue reading →

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This Little Child

Posted on July 26, 2011 by California Ink in Motion

I knew a little girl a lifetime ago She loved to dance. Would play all day. No worries would abound to ruin her smile Her laughter could enlighten anyone’s vile. I knew her for years, watched her flourish Gave her … Continue reading →

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not everything needs a name

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Fatesjoke

meet me at the river after the flooding has passed, the muddy banks, virgin once again we will watch the sunset the ducks heading to shore as the waves turn purple and pink let us have a tea party with … Continue reading →

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Necrophilia Sestina

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Fatesjoke

The ad will read: “Woman wanted; to help in discovering if male is a necrophiliac. Must be alive but not attached to remaining that way.” It will run for a week in the paper and if anyone wants me to … Continue reading →

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Feeding stray cats

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Fatesjoke

I don’t know the cost of a ream of paper in China or how much sunlight reaches the north pole of the moon. I don’t know why people in Louisiana eat living crawfish or what the long term effects of … Continue reading →

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THE DAY TOO LATE

Posted on November 1, 2010 by 700miles

    the old man sat hunched on his stool wrinkled, frail, alone watching the millipede scurry over his boot a dirt floor garage filled with stagnant smells of oil and mice recalling his misery the thought consumed him each … Continue reading →

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